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. 2019 Dec 1;64(1):25–37. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxz080

Table 3.

Summary statisticsa for tracer-based drift volume level (µl) collected on PE line sampling matrices downwindb from AFA, DAT, and MFT spray trials.c

Sample <LOB N AM ASD GM GSD
Total drift samples 6 669 128 172 58 3.8
 AFA sprayer 4 266 136 179 66 3.6
  Near (5 m) 0 90 310 216 257 1.8
  Mid (26 m) 0 90 66 42 52 2.0
  Far (52 m) 4 86 28 24 20 2.3
 DAT sprayer 2 223 129 169 60 3.7
  Near (5 m) 0 75 300 197 247 1.9
  Mid (26 m) 0 75 59 37 50 1.8
  Far (52 m) 2 73 25 25 17 2.5
 MFT sprayer 0 180 114 166 45 4.3
  Near (5 m) 0 60 276 203 200 2.5
  Mid (26 m) 0 60 44 32 33 2.3
  Far (52 m) 0 60 21 19 13 2.8

aListed by limit of blank (LOB), number of measurements (N), arithmetic mean (AM), arithmetic standard deviation (ASD), GM, and GSD. N is reflective of each micronutrient tracer analysed via ICP-MS.

bAs shown in Fig. 1, downwind sampling rows were at distances of 5 (near), 26 (mid), and 52 (far) m from the southern edge of the sprayed area. These correspond to Masts B–F (near), G–K (mid), and L–P (far).

cGM drift volume levels measured for AFA, DAT, and MFT sprayers at 52 m downwind were 2.0 (20/10), 3.4 (17/5), and 3.3 (13/4) times greater than background levels measured at the upwind reference location (Mast Q) (Supplementary Table S2, available at Annals of Work Exposures and Health online).