Table 2 Distribution of source-specific PM2.5 concentrations (µg/m3), by time period, for case and control periods.

From: Comparison of the rate of healthcare encounters for influenza from source-specific PM2.5 before and after tier 3 vehicle standards in New York state

  

Cases

Controls

Site

Time Period

5th %tile

25th %tile

50th %tile

75th %tile

95th %tile

Max.

5th %tile

25th %tile

50th %tile

75th %tile

95th %tile

Max.

Total PM2.5

Overall

2.80

5.2

7.50

10.89

19.01

33.50

2.70

4.96

7.09

9.86

17.10

33.50

2014–2016

2.80

5.6

8.10

11.52

18.60

33.50

2.80

5.30

7.60

10.50

17.80

33.50

2017–2019

2.73

5.1

7.25

10.66

20.14

28.36

2.65

4.78

6.84

9.47

16.14

28.36

Biomass burning

Overall

−0.11

0.21

0.54

1.00

1.88

5.52

−0.11

0.19

0.50

0.93

1.75

5.52

2014–2016

−0.02

0.22

0.52

0.98

1.79

5.28

−0.02

0.22

0.51

0.95

1.77

5.28

2017–2019

−0.12

0.21

0.54

1.00

1.88

5.52

−0.12

0.17

0.50

0.91

1.75

5.52

Diesel

Overall

−0.02

0.31

0.52

0.80

1.35

2.69

−0.02

0.31

0.52

0.80

1.37

3.24

2014–2016

0.03

0.30

0.49

0.75

1.26

2.69

0.01

0.30

0.49

0.73

1.19

3.24

2017–2019

−0.03

0.31

0.55

0.82

1.42

2.35

−0.03

0.31

0.54

0.84

1.50

2.47

Gasoline

Overall

0.16

1.02

1.62

2.46

5.08

11.94

0.17

0.96

1.51

2.30

4.53

13.64

2014–2016

−0.05

0.45

1.04

2.08

4.53

8.69

−0.06

0.41

1.00

1.97

4.10

13.64

2017–2019

0.68

1.25

1.74

2.67

5.72

11.94

0.7

1.16

1.66

2.36

4.73

11.94

Organic-rich phosphate

Overall

−0.14

−0.07

0.13

0.50

1.40

13.05

−0.12

−0.06

0.14

0.50

1.39

14.67

2014–2016

−0.12

−0.02

0.29

0.80

1.98

13.05

−0.12

−0.01

0.31

0.81

1.98

14.67

2017–2019

−0.15

−0.08

0.06

0.42

1.22

3.49

−0.13

−0.07

0.08

0.42

1.06

4.09

Road dust

Overall

−0.04

0.03

0.10

0.27

0.73

5.68

−0.03

0.03

0.09

0.25

0.69

5.68

2014–2016

−0.00

0.05

0.12

0.36

0.89

5.68

−0.01

0.06

0.14

0.34

0.88

5.68

2017–2019

−0.07

0.02

0.08

0.23

0.61

4.81

−0.03

0.02

0.10

0.22

0.61

4.81

Secondary nitrate

Overall

0.06

0.72

1.63

3.41

6.73

14.55

0.05

0.59

1.53

2.81

6.57

14.55

2014–2016

−0.01

0.46

1.31

2.94

6.60

14.55

−0.01

0.40

1.20

2.90

6.52

14.55

2017–2019

0.11

0.90

1.80

3.52

6.73

11.33

0.09

0.73

1.59

2.81

6.73

12.47

Secondary sulfate

Overall

−0.64

−0.01

0.45

1.40

3.54

11.88

−0.61

−0.11

0.40

1.27

3.30

13.10

2014–2016

−0.46

0.07

0.85

2.20

5.24

11.88

−0.46

0.06

0.90

2.23

5.14

13.10

2017–2019

−0.70

−0.16

0.31

1.10

2.57

7.01

−0.64

−0.17

0.24

0.10

2.27

10.66

Primary organic carbon

Overall

0.10

0.39

0.78

1.19

2.00

3.72

0.10

0.37

0.72

1.16

1.70

4.21

2014–2016

0.08

0.29

0.50

1.02

1.63

3.72

0.08

0.28

0.50

1.00

1.60

3.72

2017–2019

0.11

0.50

0.94

1.24

2.17

3.38

0.10

0.47

0.90

1.20

1.74

4.21

Secondary organic carbon

Overall

0.01

0.36

0.67

1.13

2.24

7.05

0.01

0.33

0.63

1.10

2.17

7.05

2014–2016

0.01

0.34

0.70

1.20

2.47

7.05

0.01

0.33

0.66

1.13

2.31

7.05

2017–2019

0.01

0.37

0.67

1.12

2.22

4.60

−0.01

0.33

0.62

1.08

2.15

4.59

Temperature

Overall

−6.20

0.28

4.30

7.58

14.07

32.38

−6.70

0.21

4.07

7.60

14.31

33.09

2014–2016

−6.60

−0.20

4.88

10.33

19.01

32.38

−6.60

−0.28

4.87

10.36

18.11

32.38

2017–2019

−6.01

0.43

4.03

6.90

11.33

30.12

−7.01

0.28

3.92

6.86

11.94

33.09

Relative humidity

Overall

40.10

52.82

67.23

80.59

90.71

99.90

40.04

52.70

66.08

79.39

90.65

99.90

2014–2016

37.80

48.90

62.42

74.11

87.38

95.06

37.13

49.21

62.43

74.11

86.64

95.06

2017–2019

41.71

54.13

68.82

82.14

91.83

99.90

41.50

53.80

67.60

80.70

91.48

99.90

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