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Table 2 Hourly mean concentration of air pollutants

From: Effect of hourly concentration of particulate matter on peak expiratory flow in hospitalized children: A panel study

  

Morning

Noon

Evening

Night

  

(6 a.m. through 7 a.m.)

(12 p.m. through 1 p.m.)

(6 p.m. through 7 p.m.)

(12 a.m. through 1 a.m.)

  

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

PM2.5

(μg/m3)

24.0

(17.6)

26.9

(21.4)

30.0

(22.0)

25.8

(17.6)

Ox

(ppb)

8.3

(6.8)

23.3

(12.3)

13.1

(9.0)

9.1

(7.6)

NO2

(ppb)

24.0

(9.4)

22.2

(16.0)

32.6

(12.8)

28.3

(12.1)

Temperature

(°C)

10.1

(5.6)

15.9

(5.0)

14.2

(4.6)

11.6

(5.1)

  1. PM2.5: Particulate matter with a 50% cut-off of aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm
  2. NO2: Nitrogen dioxide
  3. Ox: Photochemical oxidants