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Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2021 Oct 27;204(Pt C):112270. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112270

Table 4.

Median (interquartile range) metal concentrations (μg/kg) in aerosols by puff duration.

Median (IQR) in CD Overall p-value Linear regression p-value Beta value (95% CI)


1 s (n=6) 2 s (n=6) 4 s (n=6) 1 vs. 2 s 1 vs. 4 s 2 vs. 4 s 1 vs. 2 s 1 vs. 4 s 2 vs. 4 s

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)

Median (IQR) in OD Overall p-value Linear regression p-value Beta value (95% CI)


1 s (n=6) 2 s (n=6) 4 s (n=6) 1 vs. 2 s 1 vs. 4 s 2 vs. 4 s 1 vs. 2 s 1 vs. 4 s 2 vs. 4 s

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)