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. 2022 Feb 17;130(2):027701. doi: 10.1289/EHP10414

Table 1.

Percentage of “safe” day and night locations in a 300- and 1,000-m proximity to stationary emitters across Tulare county by site of point in a time–count magnet event.

Primary emitter type and proximity Tulare Visalia Porterville
Day locations [(n=36) %] Night locations [(n=87) %] Day locations [(n=61) %] Night locations [(n=55) %] Day locations [(n=20) %] Night locations [(n=24) %]
PMT emitter <300m 11.0 21.8 32.8 36.3 35.0 8.3
<1,000m 80.5 80.4 95.0 89 85.0 66.6
NOx emitter <300m 16.7 20.6 14.8 21.8 65.0 41.6
<1,000m 30.6 37.9 59.0 43.6 100 95.8
SO emitter <300m 27.8 29.9 36.0 40.0 40 25.0
<1,000m 88.9 89.7 98.3 98.2 90 70.8
TOG emitter <300m 58.3 49.4 70.5 60.0 55.0 41.7
<1,000m 97.2 95.4 98.3 98.2 100 95.8

Note: NOx, nitrous oxide; PMT, total particulate matter; SO, sulfur oxides; TOG, total organic gases.