Table 1 Environmental and meteorological characteristics of the villages.

From: Characterization of outdoor air pollution from solid fuel combustion in Xuanwei and Fuyuan, a rural region of China

Characteristics

N (k)a

AM (SD)

Median (25%,75% percentile)

Daily average outside temperature, °C

88 (29)

10.7 (5.8)

11.2 (5.6,16.4)

Daily average outside humidity, %

88 (29)

78 (16.8)

82.2 (69.9,90.0)

Population

29 (29)

840 (750)

570 (420,920)

Seasonb

Autumn

33 (17)

 

Spring

25 (13)

Summer

2 (1)

Winter

28 (15)

Proportion of chimney stoves in a village, k (%)

 > 50%

22 (75.9)

 

 ≤ 50%

7 (24.1)

Factory within 5 km, k (%)

Yes

4 (13.8)

 

No

21 (72.4)

Unknown

4 (13.8)

Coal mine within 5 km, k (%)

Yes

4 (13.8)

 

No

21 (72.4)

Unknown

4 (13.8)

Power plants within 5 km, k (%)

Yes

3 (10.3)

 

No

22 (75.9)

Unknown

4 (13.8)

  1. AM arithmetic mean, SD standard deviation, km kilometer.
  2. aN = the number of measurements; k = the number of villages.
  3. bMeasurements in 16 villages were performed across multiple seasons.