Table 2

Annual average pollutant concentration range and correlation matrix for respondents within 5 miles (≃ 8 km) of a monitoring station

Median (interquartile range, 25–75%)Correlation matrix (no of respondents)
O3 (ppb)PM10 (μg/m3)PM2.5 (μg/m3)NO2 (ppb)CO (ppm)
O3 (ppb)30.3 (27.1 to 34.0)1 (759)
PM10 (μg/m3)42.7 (31.7 to 44.3)0.50 (724)1 (774)
PM2.5 (μg/m3)21.4 (17.9 to 23.5)0.52 (591)0.89 (617)1 (617)
NO2 (ppb)19.0 (16.0 to 21.4)–0.53 (675)–0.31 (643)–0.06 (510)1 (675)
CO (ppm)0.56 (0.53 to 0.65)–0.12 (562)0.46 (538)0.48 (505)0.01 (562)1 (562)
  • CO, carbon monoxide; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; O3, ozone; PM10, particulate matter less than 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter; PM2.5, particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter.