Table 1.
Mean (mean ± SE) concentrations of pollutants before COVID-19 lockdown.
CO | PM10 | SO2 | NO2 | O3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Makkah | 966.53 ± 38.65cd | 195.06 ± 6.03b | 20.80 ± 2.46a | 22.05 ± 2.06cd | 50.85 ± 21.16cde |
Ha'il | 678.23 ± 13.39d | 83.90 ± 5.18c | 6.40 ± 0.52d | 18.86 ± 4.41d | 69.27 ± 2.25abc |
Jeddah | 1316.95 ± 70.07b | 190.19 ± 12.38b | 19.44 ± 2.12b | 35.59 ± 3.29b | 56.72 ± 5.95bcd |
Jazan | 1289.82 ± 57.60cd | 98.54 ± 14.94c | 24.22 ± 3.55a | 19.16 ± 2.20d | 22.53 ± 1.96f |
Tabuk | 1182.64 ± 110.25bc | 94.95 ± 3.51c | 12.96 ± 0.52c | 12.39 ± 1.23e | 93.29 ± 3.71a |
Al Madinah | 959.40 ± 56.79cd | 116.60 ± 9.76bc | 15.66 ± 2.05bc | 42.19 ± 3.49a | 29.96 ± 2.41ef |
Al Qasim | 997.15 ± 128.83cd | 186.99 ± 7.34b | 6.51 ± 0.75d | 6.41 ± 1.15f | 41.53 ± 1.75def |
Riyadh | 2162.01 ± 214.31a | 518.42 ± 29.98a | 10.62 ± 1.81cd | 44.30 ± 1.99a | 46.36 ± 6.31cdef |
Haql | 757.92 ± 71.89d | 174.57 ± 10.79b | 15.21 ± 3.06bc | 23.95 ± 7.43cd | 79.61 ± 7.87ab |
F value | 18.968 | 2.298 | 7.700 | 11.593 | 7.722 |
P value | 0.000 | 0.025 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Mean±S.E with different superscripts (a-g) along the same column were significantly different (p < 0.05).