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. 2019 Nov 22;54(2):975–984. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04295

Table 2. Distribution of Daily PM2.5 Source Concentrations (μg/m3) for Control Periods (lag day 0).

PM2.5 Source Mean Standard Deviation Minimum 5th Percentile 25th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile 95th Percentile Maximum
Total PM2.5 10.98 6.87 1.00 3.60 6.10 9.10 13.90 25.50 47.00
All Sites                  
road dust (RD) 0.45 0.52 –0.20 0.00 0.14 0.30 0.58 1.39 6.39
secondary sulfate (SS) 3.12 3.93 –0.94 –0.38 0.76 2.04 4.09 10.50 42.47
secondary nitrate (SN) 1.81 2.80 –0.78 –0.16 0.13 0.75 2.37 7.65 24.12
diesel (DIE) 1.09 0.89 –0.38 0.09 0.53 0.92 1.44 2.67 10.26
spark ignition emissions (GAS) 1.60 1.67 –0.44 –0.17 0.41 1.13 2.32 4.92 14.60
biomass burning (BB) 0.37 0.53 –0.22 –0.05 0.04 0.18 0.53 1.38 9.92
pyrolyzed organic rich (OP) 1.31 1.81 –0.34 –0.18 0.11 0.83 1.83 4.35 20.24
New York City Sites Only                  
fresh sea salt (FSS) 0.20 0.66 –0.08 –0.01 0.00 0.02 0.10 0.98 10.64
aged sea salt (AGS) 0.60 0.74 –0.15 –0.03 0.10 0.37 0.80 2.08 7.93
residual oil (RO) 0.63 0.80 –0.20 –0.07 0.11 0.38 0.85 2.20 7.17