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Table 2 Description (mean and standard deviation) of five day average concentrations (μg/m3) of PM10, PM2.5 in each measurement time point performed in Leuven (Belgium), Milan (Italy) and Vindeln (Sweden) between September 2013 and September 2014

From: Changing places to study short-term effects of air pollution on cardiovascular health: a panel study

 

Monitoring stations

Personal samplers

Year

Month

Location

Visit name

PM10

PM2.5

NO2

NO2

2013

September

Leuven

L1

21.9 (4.6)

15.9 (5.6)

25.1 (6.8)

29.8 (5.3)

October

Milan

M1

35.5 (2.6)

31.5 (2.6)

54.9 (1.6)

–

  

M2

28.9 (2.1)

19.1 (1.5)

46.3 (0.9)

63.7 (4.7)

November

Leuven

L2

9.4 (0.8)

5.9 (0.8)

19.4 (4.2)

28.5 (8.9)

2014

January

Leuven

L3

15.0 (2.5)

11.4 (2.2)

26.0 (5.2)

21.5 (8.1)

March

Leuven

L4

19.8 (4.7)

14.5 (5.0)

27.5 (8.2)

21.4 (6.0)

May

Leuven

L5

13.9 (2.0)

7.1 (2.4)

16.9 (6.3)

16.8 (5.0)

June

Vindeln

S1

19.0 (0.5)

6.0 (0.4)

19.2 (1.0)

–

  

S2

15.4 (0.8)

6.4 (0.6)

11.2 (0.3)

4.4 (0.4)

July

Leuven

L6

13.8 (1.4)

6.9 (1.0)

16.9 (3.9)

16.3 (3.8)

September

Leuven

L7

22.1 (3.7)

15.9 (3.2)

22.8 (6.0)

19.1 (5.9)