Table 1.
Location | Concentration [ng/m3] | Reference |
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The European Union | 7% of EU citizens live in areas with a tolerable risk level of 0.12 ng/m3 | [12] |
France | 1 ng to 2.49 ng/m3 | [13] |
Thailand | 0.052 and 0.095 ng/m3 in PM 2.5 fraction | [14] |
Iberian Peninsula | exceeded target value of 1 ng/m3 | [15] |
Italy—Genoa | 2 ng/m3 (along heavy traffic streets) | [16] |
14 ng/m3 (300 m from a coke oven) | ||
Poland—Cracow | 4–10 ng/m3, | [17] |
Tarnow | 4–6 ng/m3 | |
Nowy Sacz | 10–11 ng/m3 | |
China—Linzhou | 5.1–20.2 ng/m3 | [18] |
Saudi Arabia—Makkah | 0.082 ± 0.032 ng/m3 (occupationally exposed workers) | [10] |
0.044 ± 0.006 ng/m3 (unexposed group) |