Table 3

Distribution of estimated residential outdoor air pollutants

nMinimump25MedianMeanp75Maximum
Benzene (µg/m3)
 Entire pregnancy6180.320.660.770.830.962.78
 First trimester6180.230.620.810.830.982.59
 Second trimester6180.240.620.800.830.982.87
 Third trimester6180.240.650.810.840.992.90
 First year of life6120.330.700.840.871.013.56
NO2 (µg/m3)
 Entire pregnancy6205.6817.4025.5025.6031.6666.33
 First trimester6205.5916.7624.3025.8033.4876.20
 Second trimester6205.6816.9624.2325.6333.1070.28
 Third trimester6205.6816.8823.8725.8733.2669.15
 First year of life6147.1419.8427.8727.5933.5970.92
 Recent exposure*6202.5516.2624.9129.2541.6791.26
 Current exposure†5701.9516.7326.3731.7843.05136.34
NOx (µg/m3)
 Recent exposure*6202.4431.6245.8151.7768.74209.51
 Current exposure†5701.4829.9946.9656.8567.11397.73
  • *One-year average before lung function testing.

  • †One-week average before lung function testing.

  • NO2, nitrogen dioxide; NOX, nitrogen oxides