Table 3.
Exposure levels (mg m–3) of TD, RD, and RCS by company.
| Companies | N | TDa | RDb | RCSc | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMd (GSDe) | Range | GM (GSD) | Range | GM (GSD) | Range | ||
| A | 30 | – | 0.082 (1.542) | 0.052 ~ 0.240 | 0.001 (1.988) | 0.001 ~ 0.007 | |
| B | 30 | – | 0.033 (2.155) | 0.004 ~ 0.115 | 0.003 (2.457) | 0.001 ~ 0.015 | |
| C | 5 | 0.042 (2.196) | 0.014 ~ 0.106 | 0.016 (1.757) | 0.007 ~ 0.027 | 0.002 (2.137) | 0.001 ~ 0.004 |
| D | 2 | 7.385 (2.337) | 4.052, 13.460 | 0.350 (1.649) | 0.246, 0.499 | 0.019 (1.507) | 0.014, 0.024 |
| E | 12 | 0.162 (1.727) | 0.058 ~ 0.389 | 0.048 (1.578) | 0.022 ~ 0.104 | 0.003 (1.235) | 0.002 ~ 0.004 |
| F | 9 | 0.588 (1.454) | 0.345 ~ 0.978 | 0.065 (1.392) | 0.040 ~ 0.097 | 0.007 (1.462) | 0.004 ~ 0.013 |
| G | 2 | 1.040 (1.122) | 1.128, 0.958 | 0.126 (1.332) | 0.103, 0.154 | 0.003 (1.417) | 0.002, 0.004 |
| Total | 90 | 0.278 (4.168) | 0.014 ~ 13.460 | 0.053 (2.205) | 0.004 ~ 0.499 | 0.0026 (2.383) | 0.001 ~ 0.024 |
| Background levelf | – | – | 0.028 (1.545) | – | 0.0007 | – | |
aTotal dust.
bRespirable dust.
cRespirable crystalline silica.
dGeometric mean.
eGeometric standard deviation.
fThe background RCS and RD concentrations are the values obtained by the authors of this study through another research project in 201824.