Table 2

Descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlations for air pollution and temperature (T)

PercentileCorrelations
nMean (±SD)25th50th75thMaxTRAFBIOMSALTINDPM2.5ABSPNCT
LRT (µg/m3)1304.5 (±3.4)1.74.36.017.40.160.56−0.540.070.860.600.30−0.11
TRAF (µg/m3)1300.6 (±0.4)0.30.50.71.70.19−0.070.140.250.440.84−0.41
BIOM (µg/m3)1301.6 (±1.5)0.51.12.27.4−0.160.110.760.880.30−0.15
SALT (µg/m3)1300.1 (±0.2)0.010.020.061.20.21−0.38−0.22−0.12−0.02
IND (µg/m3)1301.0 (±1.0)0.30.71.46.00.270.230.27−0.41
PM2.5 (µg/m3)1608.1 (±5.0)4.56.810.027.60.820.40−0.19
ABS (m−1×10−5)1311.5 (±0.9)0.91.31.94.80.49−0.23
PNC (cm−3)1556300 (±5100)31004599793729 332−0.42
T (°C)160−4.3 (±6.1)−7.6−2.80.37.3
  • ABS, absorption coefficient; BIOM, biomass combustion; IND, pulp industry; LRT, regional and long-range transport; PM2.5, particles <2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter; PNC, particle number concentration; SALT, sea salt; TRAF, traffic emissions.