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. 2008 Nov 7;40(2):122–133. doi: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.10.003

Table 3.

Average droplet number count per person at 60 mm before and after the condensation correction

Size range (μm) Size class (μm) Speaking (averaged number per person, counting 1–100 for 10 times)
Coughing (average number per person, coughing 50 times)
Measured Corrected Measured Corrected
2–4 3 4.6 5.0 3.5 3.8
4–8 6 16.1 16.4 17.6 17.3
8–16 12 6.9 6.2 6.5 6.5
16–24 20 4.3 4.3 2.8 2.8
24–32 28 2.6 2.6 1.4 1.4
32–40 36 1.9 1.9 0.6 0.6
40–50 45 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.2
50–75 62.5 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.9
75–100 87.5 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.5
100–125 112.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0
125–150 137.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7
150–200 175 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6
200–250 225 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
250–500 375 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9
500–1000 750 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4
1000–2000 1500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0