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. 2022 Jan 3;13(2):227–234. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.12.702

Table 4.

PAHs concentration differences by measurement place unit: ng/m3

Materials Place N AM SD GM GSD Min Median Max p
NAP (2) Indoor 46 311.42 312.09 9.87 1.54 40.76 161.28 1,300.65 0.02§
Outdoor 26 156.01 125.99 7.79 1.45 25.62 136.28 480.18
ANL (3) Indoor 46 8.08 27.17 0.00∗∗ 33.07 0.00 0.00 133.63 0.11
Outdoor 26 0.5 2.42 0.00 8.37 0.00 0.00 12.36
ANE (3) Indoor 46 9.1 40.49 0.01 33.73 0.00 0.00 202.04 0.23
Outdoor 26 2.77 13.53 0.00 10.04 0.00 0.00 69.05
FLU (3) Indoor 46 8.84 17.45 0.29 31.55 0.00 2.09 83.4 0.07
Outdoor 26 2.34 5.36 0.07 43.22 0.00 1.1 27.63
PHE (3) Indoor 46 8.84 17.45 0.29 31.55 0.00 2.09 83.4 0.05
Outdoor 26 2.34 5.36 0.07 43.22 0.00 1.1 27.63
ANT (3) Indoor 46 0.22 0.85 0.00 6.96 0.00 0.00 3.57 0.07
Outdoor 26 0.09 0.46 0.00 4.45 0.00 0.00 2.34
FLT (3) Indoor 46 0.8 5 0.00 7.29 0.00 0.00 33.89 0.08
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0
PYR (4) Indoor 46 2.07 9.93 0.00 17.08 0.00 0.00 66.44 0.6
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
BAA (3) Indoor 46 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 1
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
CHR (4) Indoor 46 0.02 0.14 0.00 2.94 0.00 0.00 0.97 0.45
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
BBF (5) Indoor 46 0.06 0.42 0.00 3.03 0.00 0.00 2.88 0.45
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
BKF (5) Indoor 46 0.04 0.18 0.00 4.39 0.00 0.00 0.91 0.28
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
BAP (5) Indoor 46 0.31 1.22 0.00 7.01 0.00 0.00 5.85 0.18
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
ICP (6) Indoor 46 0.3 1.15 0.00 7.32 0.00 0.00 5.24 0.19
Outdoor 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
DAH (5) Indoor 46 0.15 0.72 0.00 9.3 0.00 0.00 4.8 0.29
Outdoor 26 0.01 0.04 0.00 3.68 0.00 0.00 0.22
BGP (6) Indoor 46 1.35 5.36 0.00 8.8 0.00 0.00 26.17 0.65
Outdoor 26 0.04 0.19 0.00 4.26 0.00 0.00 0.96

※ LOD(ng/ml): NAP, 0.18; ANL, 0.09; ANE, 0.11; FLU, 0.10; PHE, 0.11; ANT, 0.11; FLT, 0.09; PYR, 0.07; BAA, 0.19; CHR, 0.09; BBF, 0.17; BKF, 0.12; BAP, 0.15; BGP, 0.08; DAH, 0.10; ICP, 0.10).

PAHs: NAP(Naphthalene), ANL(Acenaphthylene), ANE(Acenaphthene), FLU(Fluorene), PHE(Phenanthrene), ANT(Anthracene), FLT(Fluoranthene), PYR(Pyrene), BAA(Benzo[a]anthracene), CHR(Chrysene), BBF(Benzo(b)fluoranthene), BKF(Benzo(k)fluoranthene), BAP(Benzo(a)pyrene), ICP (Indeno(1,2,3-cd) pyrene), DAH (Dibenz(a,h)anthracene), BGP(Benzo(ghi)perylene).

T-test for two groups.

Place: Indoor (Grill point and Pot point in cooking room), Outdoor.

§

p < 0.05.

Number of benzene rings (source: NIH, National Library of Medicine).

∗∗

Cut to three decimal places, not real zero. Treated less than LOD (Limt of Detection) as 1/2 LOD.