Table 1 Job and house characteristics of volunteers (n = 50) andcorresponding annual (median) toluene and xylene measurements ( μg/m3)
Toluene ( μg/m3) | Xylene ( μg/m3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | Personal | House | Personal | House | |
Transportation means | ||||||
By foot | 7 | 14 | 46.0 | 52.4 | ||
By foot and vehicle | 35 | 70 | 56.0 | 55.9 | ||
By vehicle | 8 | 16 | 71.6b | 74.9b | ||
Use of vehicle in work | ||||||
Yes | 28 | 56 | 72.5b | 75.9b | ||
No | 22 | 44 | 52.0 | 55.4 | ||
Smoker room-mate | ||||||
Yes | 15 | 30 | 64.0 | 40.2 | 65.9 | 42.3 |
No | 35 | 70 | 63.0 | 38.5 | 67.7 | 35.8 |
City area | ||||||
Center | 42 | 84 | 64.0 | 39.8a | 67.7 | 38.9a |
Suburbs | 8 | 16 | 55.2 | 26.5 | 65.3 | 23.2 |
Proximity to gasoline station | ||||||
Yes (< 50 m) | 3 | 6 | 91.9a | 60.9 | 98.1a | 52.0a |
No | 47 | 94 | 61.7 | 38.1 | 65.9 | 35.2 |
Proximity to busy road | ||||||
Yes (< 50 m) | 16 | 32 | 65.5 | 42.0a | 67.2 | 46.0a |
No | 34 | 68 | 63.0 | 37.1 | 67.4 | 33.8 |