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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Urban Aff. 2020 Jul 7;43(8):10.1080/07352166.2020.1734013. doi: 10.1080/07352166.2020.1734013

Table A1.

Summary characteristics of pollutants by school attendance scenario and microenvironment

Mean daily concentration (μg/m3)
benzene CO NOx PM2.5 OC EC
Walk to Local School
AM Commute 0.022 14 4.7 0.17 0.057 0.085
Unload at School 0.12 79 27 0.97 0.33 0.49
In-School 0.0051 3.3 1.1 0.012 0.0039 0.0058
Load at School 0.055 35 11 0.38 0.12 0.20
PM Commute 0.014 8.6 2.5 0.091 0.028 0.047
Bus to Distant School
AM Commute 0.13 89 24 0.92 0.36 0.41
Unload at School 0.061 41 11 0.48 0.18 0.20
In-School 0.0027 1.8 0.44 0.0059 0.0022 0.0025
Load at School 0.029 20 4.5 0.19 0.068 0.084
PM Commute 0.084 58 13 0.49 0.17 0.23
Drive to Distant School
AM Commute 0.16 37 7.7 0.27 0.10 0.12
Unload at School 0.061 41 11 0.48 0.18 0.20
In-School 0.0027 1.8 0.44 0.0059 0.0020 0.0025
Load at School 0.029 20 4.5 0.19 0.068 0.084
PM Commute 0.11 26 4.7 0.15 0.054 0.069

All scenarios include vehicle idling.