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Table 1 Levels of air pollutants measured during the exposure scenarios with clean air low and high level of wood smoke in the chambers

From: Controlled human wood smoke exposure: oxidative stress, inflammation and microvascular function

Measurement

Clean air

Low level exposure

High level exposure

CO level (ppm)

0 ± 0

9.85 ± 3.54

16.05 ± 4.74

PM2.5 stationary (μg/m3)

14 ± 8

220 ± 49

354 ± 148

Total particle (number/cm3)

222 ± 358

29112 ± 11883

71036 ± 46471

Chrysene + Triphenylene (μg/m3)

0.7 ± 0.6

284 ± 132

342 ± 284

Benzofluoranthenes (μg/m3)

0.3 ± 0.4

167 ± 127

196 ± 83

Benzo[e]pyrene (ng/m3)

0.2 ± 0.4

197 ± 134

248 ± 107

Benzo[a]pyrene (ng/m3)

0.2 ± 0.3

329 ± 249

325 ± 128

Perylene (ng/m3)

ND

43 ± 32

42 ± 18

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (ng/m3)

0.1 ± 0.2

237 ± 173

249 ± 104

Dibenzo(a, h)anthrance (ng/m3)

ND

23 ± 12

25 ± 8

Benzo(ghi)perylene (ng/m3)

ND

180 ± 136

181 ± 81

  1. Values are mean ± SD. (ND: Not detected)