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Table 3 Outdoor Air Samples - Proximal, Intermediate and Distal Homes

From: Airborne cow allergen, ammonia and particulate matter at homes vary with distance to industrial scale dairy operations: an exposure assessment

Analyte

Home Type

n(< LOD)

mean

sd

median

IQR

max

 

p value*

Bos d 2 μg/m3

Proximal

Intermediate

Distal

19 (0)

6 (0)

12 (3)

0.77

0.28

0.028

0.56

0.44

0.026

0.66

0.17

0.011

0.79

0.1

0.03

1.87

0.292

0.096

P vs D

P vs I

D vs I

< 0.01

< 0.01

< 0.01

NH3 ppb

Proximal

Intermediate

Distal

19 (0)

7 (1)

13 (6)

9.4

1.9

1.0

5.8

2.0

0.6

8.7

1.3

1.1

6.3

1.1

0.8

28.0

6.4

2.5

P vs D

P vs I

D vs I

< 0.01

< 0.01

0.24

TD μg/m3

Proximal

Intermediate

Distal

19 (0)

6 (0)

13 (0)

33

18

37

24

5

82

29

18

15

23

6

9

104

25

310

P vs D

P vs I

D vs I

0.02

0.09

0.38

  1. *Kruskal-Wallis
  2. P = proximal, D = distal and I = intermediate home types.