Table 1.
Particulate matters concentration in mice breathing zone
| Data | Lower Dose | Higher Dose | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 µm | 0.5 µm | 1 µm | 5 µm | 10 µm | 0.3 µm | 0.5 µm | 1 µm | 5 µm | 10 µm | |
| Particulate matter (PM) concentration—day 20th (104 particles/ft3) | ||||||||||
| Upper | 6283.2 | 782.5 | 104.5 | 6711 | 0 | 9603.5 | 1228.9 | 289 | 23.4 | 0.1 |
| Lower | 4196.7 | 481.4 | 67.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 9357.3 | 1252.4 | 401.8 | 29.1 | 0.1 |
| Mean | 4918.1 | 590.0 | 78.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 9480.4 | 1240.6 | 345.4 | 26.3 | 0.1 |
| SD | 1182.9 | 167.2 | 22.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 174.1 | 16.6 | 79.7 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Particulate matter (PM) concentration—day 40th (104 particles/ft3) | ||||||||||
| Upper | 9999.9* | 9999.9* | 3159.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 9999.9* | 9999.9* | 3796.5 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Lower | 9999.9* | 9999.9* | 2554.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 9999.9* | 9999.9* | 2478.8 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Mean | 9999.9* | 9999.9* | 2776.9 | 3.1 | 0 | 9999.9* | 9999.9* | 3117.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 333.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 659.8 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Particulate matter (PM) concentration—day 60th (104 particles/ft3) | ||||||||||
| Upper | 9999.9* | 3125.7 | 462.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 8370.8 | 1222.1 | 97.5 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Lower | 9999.9* | 3185.3 | 455.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 6711.3 | 811.0 | 72.9 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Mean | 9999.9* | 3155.5 | 458.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 7727.6 | 980.4 | 77.7 | 0.4 | 0 |
| SD | 0 | 42.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 890.4 | 214.9 | 17.8 | 0.1 | 0 |
*Concentration limit: 0–3000,000 particles per cubic feet