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. 2019 Feb 28;9:3110. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39684-3

Table 5.

Cancer risk (LTCR) related to formaldehyde concentrations in indoor and outdoor air of waterpipe cafés.

Cafés Average Min Max I/O ratio
Week-day Weekend
Waterpipe Indoor Week-day 111 × 10−5 25.1 × 10−5 194 × 10−5 7.15 3.94
Weekend 61.2 × 10−5 36.6 × 10−5 232 × 10−5
Outdoor Week-day 15.3 × 10−5 39.6 × 10−5
Weekend 15.5 × 10−5 30.4 × 10−5
Cigarette Indoor Week-day 33.7 × 10−5 240 × 10−5 47.9 × 10−5 3.09 4.52
Weekend 39.4 × 10−5 27.4 × 10−5 50.7 × 10−5
Outdoor Week-day 10.9 × 10−5 24.4 × 10−5
Weekend 8.70 × 10−5 27.3 × 10−5
Waterpipe and cigarette Indoor Week-day 271 × 10−5 224 × 10−5 345 × 10−5 14.6 18.4
Weekend 322 × 10−5 249 × 10−5 416 × 10−5
Outdoor Week-day 18.5 × 10−5 5.10 × 10−5 291 × 10−5
Weekend 17.5 × 10−5 39.2 × 10−5
Non-smoking Indoor Week-day 4.80 × 10−5 11.5 × 10−5 0.470 0.590
Weekend 5.90 × 10−5 19.4 × 10−5
Outdoor Week-day 10.1 × 10−5 43.4 × 10−5
Weekend 9.90 × 10−5 37.0 × 10−5