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Table 3 Summary of NO2 levels measured in personal monitoring studies

From: Spatial variations in estimated chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution in working populations: A simulation

Author

Location

Number

of study

subjects

Total personal

exposure to NO

2 (u g/m3)

Ambient

NO2 (u g/m3)

Study group

Quackenboss et al (1986) [54]

Wisconsin

350

16 – 44

12 – 17

general population

Spengler et al (1994) [55]

Los Angeles basin

682

64

70

general population 50th percentile

Levy (1998) [53]

International (18 cities)

14 – 117

22 – 103

24 – 105

Adults

Monn et al (1998) [39]

Switzerland

500

27

31

working adults

Rotko et al (2001) [5]

Helsinki

176

25

24

Adults

Kousa et al (2001) [52]

Basel, Prague

85

30 – 43

36 – 61

urban adults

Lai et al (2004) [41]

Oxford, UK

50

29

27

Adults

Nerriere et al (2005) [56]

France

~250

15 – 42

17 – 75

adults and children