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. 2023 Feb 21;13:3060. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30027-x

Table 6.

Pollution, pollen and weather measurement: median correlations both within single postcode regions (bold), and across the whole UK ().

Measurement Region count (regions with 2 sensors) Median corr
NO2_mean 44 Median 0.689
UK (all regions) 0.531
NOXasNO2_mean 44 Median 0.63
UK (all regions) 0.482
O3_mean 12 Median 0.892
UK (all regions) 0.665
PM10_mean 28 Median 0.853
UK (all regions) 0.678
PM2.5_mean 20 Median 0.948
UK (all regions) 0.73
Pressure_mean 28 Median 0.998
UK (all regions) 0.939
Relativehumidity_mean 67 Median 0.85
UK (all regions) 0.461
SO2_mean 5 Median 0.219
UK (all regions) 0.146
Temperature_mean 67 Median 0.985
UK (all regions) 0.922
Alder (Alnus spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.281
Ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.099
Mugwort (Artemisia spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.153
Birch (Betula spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.219
Hazel (Corylus spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.093
Ash (Fraxinus spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.167
Plane (Platanus spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.199
Grass (Poaceae) 0 UK (all regions) 0.302
Oak (Quercus spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.162
Willow (Salix spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.166
Elm (Ulmus spp.) 0 UK (all regions) 0.134
Nettle family (Urticaceae) 0 UK (all regions) 0.212

Data for March–September, inclusive, is used. Only significant correlations (those with p0.05) are reported here.