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Table 3 PM10 exposure at different vehicle speed

From: Mobile air quality studies (MAQS) in inner cities: particulate matter PM10 levels related to different vehicle driving modes and integration of data into a geographical information program

 

Inside environmental (low emission) zone

Outside environmental (low emission) zone

Measurement no. (time of day)

  Mean P10 conc., West to East (μg/m 3)

  Mean P10 conc., West to East (μg/m 3)

Roof open

 

1 (10.00 – 10.28)

A: 37.5 ± 4.1

A: 31.4 ± 2.4

B: 34.5 ± 1.3

B: 30.3 ± 2.3

C: 43.6 ± 6.1

C: 33.8 ± 3.4

4 (11.24 – 11.52)

A: 22.9 ± 0.6

A: 18.8 ± 1.1

B: 23.3 ± 0.7

B: 20.4

C: 28.9 ± 8.1

C: 22.6 ± 2.2

7 (12.48 – 13.16)

A: 20.2 ± 1.2

A: 24.0 ± 9.0

B:-

B: 20.4 ± 0.4

C: 25.3 ± 5.9

C: 18.8 ± 5.7

10 (14.12 - 14.40)

A: 14.1 ± 1.6

A: 12.5 ± 1.2

B: 12.2 ± 2.7

B: 13.7 ± 2.7

C: 13.8 ± 2.2

C: 13.4 ± 2.2

13 (15.36 – 16.04)

A: 15.5 ± 3.0

A: 17.8 ± 0.9

B: 17.5 ± 3.8

B: 15.3 ± 5.7

C: 16.3 ± 4.1

C: 13.5 ± 3.5

Roof closed, window closed

 

2 (10.28 – 10.56)

A: 31.6 ± 6.6

A: 25.6 ± 1.0

B: 32.5 ± 1.0

B: 26.3 ± 1.3

C: 32.8 ± 6.0

C:26.3 ± 3.2

5 (11.52 – 12.20)

A: 23.9 ± 3.9

A: 18.1 ± 3.6

B: 24.8 ± 3.7

B: 14.0 ± 1.6

C: 23.4 ± 3.6

C: 17.7 ± 6.4

8 (13.16 – 13.44)

A: 14.3 ± 0.8

A: 12.0 ± 0.4

B:-

B:-

C: 14.0 ± 1.2

C: 13.6 ± 2.5

11 (14.40 – 15.08)

A: 9.9 ± 0.5

A: 12.3 ± 0.9

B: 10.5 ± 0.4

B: 12.0 ± 0.6

C: 10.1 ± 0.8

C: 12.0 ± 1.3

14 (16.04 – 16.32)

A: 13.0 ± 2.1

A: 13.5 ± 2.6

B: 12.8 ± 1.9

B: 16.1 ± 1.8

 

C: 13.3 ± 1.7

C: 14.2 ± 2.1

  1. Average PM10 values were calculated depending on vehicle speed.
  2. (A) denotes mean +/- SD of PM10 at a vehicle speed of 0 – 1 km/h.
  3. (B) at a speed between 1 and 10 km/h and (C) at a speed of 10 – 50 km/h.