Table 4

 Spearman correlations between particulate air pollution, temperature, and relative humidity

NC 0.1–1.0PM2.5NO2COTemperature °C
All correlations >0.14 and <−0.13 statistically significant at p = 0.05 level.
NC 0.01–0.1, 1/cm3
    Amsterdam0.16−0.150.490.22−0.18
    Erfurt0.670.620.820.72−0.34
    Helsinki0.530.140.720.35−0.55
NC 0.1–1, 1/cm3
    Amsterdam0.800.670.60−0.10
    Erfurt0.840.820.78−0.36
    Helsinki0.800.720.51−0.17
PM2.5, μg/m3
    Amsterdam0.490.58−0.14
    Erfurt0.820.77−0.44
    Helsinki0.350.40−0.07
NO2, μg/m3
    Amsterdam0.76−0.49
    Erfurt0.86−0.42
    Helsinki0.32−0.29
CO, mg/m3
    Amsterdam−0.59
    Erfurt−0.62
    Helsinki−0.08