Table 4.
Median (interquartile range) metal concentrations (μg/kg) in aerosols by puff duration.
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| Al | 4.14 (3.38–14.7) | 4.43 (4.18–4.89) | 7.98 (4.89–32.8) | 0.20 | 0.52 | 0.24 | 0.08 | −0.32 (−1.37, 0.72) | 0.60 (−0.45, 1.65) | 0.92 (−0.13, 1.97) |
| As | 0.21 (0.15–1.59) | 0.21 (0.10–0.33) | 0.11 (0.07–0.18) | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.35 | −0.73 (−1.96, 0.51) | −1.28 (−2.52, −0.05) | −0.56 (−1.79, 0.68) |
| Cd | 0.05 (0.03–0.15) | 0.18 (0.09–0.25) | 0.43 (0.20–0.51) | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.63 (−0.77, 2.04) | 1.40 (−0.006, 2.81) | 0.77 (−0.64, 2.18) |
| Cr | 0.51 (0.16–2.50) | 0.20 (0.09–0.42) | 0.15 (0.12–0.25) | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.92 | −0.91 (−2.46, 0.64) | −0.98 (−2.54, 0.57) | −0.07 (−1.63, 1.48) |
| Cu | 27.7 (3.82–82.6) | 13.3 (2.98–28.6) | 20.7 (8.55–33.8) | 0.83 | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.71 | −0.53 (−2.41, 1.34) | −0.20 (−2.08, 1.68) | 0.34 (−1.54, 2.21) |
| Fe | 3.97 (3.69–4.46) | 3.69 (3.66–3.75) | 4.03 (3.70–4.14) | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.69 | −0.31 (−0.75, 0.13) | −0.23 (−0.67, 0.21) | 0.08 (−0.35, 0.52) |
| Mn | 0.25 (0.04–1.41) | 0.03 (0.03–0.10) | 0.07 (0.05–0.28) | 0.39 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.55 | −1.23 (−3.07, 0.62) | −0.70 (−2.54, 1.14) | 0.53 (−1.32, 2.37) |
| Ni | 12.7 (8.14–18.0) | 7.67 (2.91–17.1) | 6.89 (0.57–17.7) | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.11 | 0.33 | −0.62 (−2.52, 1.27) | −1.52 (−3.41, 0.38) | −0.89 (−2.79, 1.00) |
| Pb | 6.39 (1.14–12.49) | 14.6 (1.42–47.4) | 5.30 (3.95–5.96) | 0.77 | 0.55 | 0.98 | 0.53 | 0.55 (−1.37, 2.47) | −0.02 (−1.95, 1.90) | −0.57 (−2.50, 1.35) |
| Sb | 0.21 (0.08–0.39) | 0.03 (0.03–0.03) | 0.07 (0.04–0.42) | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.43 | 0.05 | −1.87 (−3.23, −0.51) | −0.52 (−1.88, 0.84) | 1.35 (−0.01, 2.70) |
| Sn | 1.62 (0.74–3.09) | 1.85 (0.51–3.04) | 3.45 (2.14–4.55) | 0.43 | 0.92 | 0.29 | 0.25 | −0.06 (−1.28, 1.16) | 0.63 (−0.59, 1.86) | 0.69 (−0.53, 1.92) |
| U | 0.03 (0.03–0.03) | 0.03 (0.03–0.03) | 0.04 (0.03–0.04) | 0.25 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.11 | −0.02 (−0.13, 0.08) | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.17) | 0.08 (−0.02, 0.19) |
| W | 0.03 (0.03–0.22) | 0.03 (0.03–0.03) | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.69 | −0.66 (−1.49, 0.18) | −0.49 (−1.33, 0.34) | 0.16 (−0.67, 1.00) |
| Zn | 306 (268–510) | 371 (285–1391) | 442 (340–488) | 0.80 | 0.53 | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.32 (−0.73, 1.36) | 0.08 (−0.96, 1.13) | −0.24 (−1.28, 0.81) |
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| Al | 9.34 (6.62–18.4) | 7.87 (4.61–10.4) | 4.18 (3.87–5.62) | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.41 | −0.38 (−1.33, 0.57) | −0.76 (−1.71, 0.19) | −0.38 (−1.33, 0.57) |
| As | 1.21 (0.12–2.78) | 3.41 (2.27–3.86) | 3.05 (2.64–3.38) | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.94 | 1.53 (0.01, 3.06) | 1.59 (0.06, 3.11) | 0.05 (−1.47, 1.58) |
| Cd | 0.44 (0.24–0.54) | 0.23 (0.17–0.77) | 0.40 (0.19–0.62) | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.61 | 0.89 | −0.22 (−1.44, 1.00) | −0.30 (−1.52, 0.92) | −0.08 (−1.30, 1.14) |
| Cr | 26.0 (3.76–63.1) | 19.3 (3.17–94.8) | 25.3 (2.32–58.1) | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.84 | −0.19 (−2.58, 2.19) | −0.42 (−2.80, 1.97) | −0.23 (−2.61, 2.15) |
| Cu | 893 (164–2203) | 735 (170–3157) | 732 (120–1593) | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.63 | 0.71 | −0.10 (−2.17, 1.96) | −0.47 (−2.54, 1.59) | −0.37 (−2.44, 1.69) |
| Fe | 143 (15.5–377) | 107 (14.9–569) | 143 (6.0–364) | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.84 | −0.24 (−3.14, 2.66) | −0.52 (−3.42, 2.38) | −0.28 (−3.18, 2.62) |
| Mn | 39.5 (32.2–55.3) | 33.5 (30.8–48.1) | 24.4 (20.3–29.4) | 0.24 | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.40 | −0.29 (−0.96, 0.39) | −0.56 (−1.24, 0.12) | −0.28 (−0.96, 0.40) |
| Ni | 7848 (6143–10428) | 4927 (4226–10241) | 3914 (2487–5470) | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.23 | −0.43 (−1.24, 0.38) | −0.91 (−1.72, −0.10) | −0.48 (−1.29, 0.33) |
| Pb | 267 (235–367) | 210 (208–556.3) | 252 (140–366) | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.36 | 0.56 | −0.15 (−1.07, 0.77) | −0.40 (−1.32, 0.51) | −0.26 (−1.18, 0.66) |
| Sb | 2.37 (1.72–3.30) | 5.17 (3.76–5.62) | 4.73 (2.92–4.94) | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.46 (−0.23, 1.15) | 0.24 (−0.45, 0.93) | −0.22 (−0.91, 0.47) |
| Sn | 43.8 (33.7–54.0) | 30.1 (21.7–89.9) | 39.4 (13.0–65.8) | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.63 | −0.24 (−1.37, 0.90) | −0.50 (−1.63, 0.63) | −0.26 (−1.40, 0.87) |
| U | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.89 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.87 | −0.009 (−0.05, 0.03) | −0.006 (−0.05, 0.03) | 0.003 (−0.04, 0.04) |
| W | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.04 (0.04–0.04) | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.98 | −0.26 (−0.69, 0.18) | −0.25 (−0.68, 0.18) | 0.006 (−0.43, 0.44) |
| Zn | 3543 (2995–4314) | 2705 (2246–6640) | 3674 (1793–5124) | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.49 | 0.78 | −0.17 (−1.05, 0.71) | −0.29 (−1.17, 0.59) | −0.12 (−1.00, 0.76) |