Table 1

Values of different pollutants (mean (SD)) obtained in taxis and those recorded at the Paris air monitoring network fixed stations

Taxis Urban background p Value Close to motor vehicle traffic p Value High automobile traffic volume p Value
CO (ppm)3.8  (1.70)1.0  (0.46)<0.00011.9  (0.56)<0.00013.8  (1.0)>0.05
BS (μg/m3)168 (53)44 (29)<0.000189 (24)<0.0001141 (47)>0.05
NO (μg/m3)625 (223)55 (30)<0.0001139 (30)<0.0001386 (74)<0.0001
NO2(μg/m3)139 (43)72 (22)<0.000184 (22)<0.0001117 (19)=0.01