Research Article
Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations during Independence Day Fireworks Display in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Region, South Texas, USA
Table 1
Basic statistics of hourly PM2.5 concentrations during the study period at the various study locations and the CAMS sites.
| Date | Sites | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | E1 | E2 | E3 | W1 | W2 | PI | C43 | C80 | C1046 |
| July 03, 19 : 00—July 04, 18 : 59 hours | M | 10.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 11.83 | 10.78 | 14.83 | STD | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.16 | 6.48 | 9.02 | MAX | 19.1 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 22.2 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 24.00 | 28.00 | 52.00 | MIN | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | Median | 9.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 6 | 7.4 |
| July 04, 19 : 00—July 05, 18 : 59 hours | M | 13.6 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 17.2 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 19.54 | 16.54 | 18.17 | STD | 4.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.96 | 3.82 | 5.38 | MAX | 20.3 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 38.5 | 18.8 | 21.9 | 15.5 | 51.2 | 12.3 | 20.7 | 30.00 | 24.00 | 30.00 | MIN | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 6.00 | 11.00 | 9.00 | Median | 11.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 6.65 | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| July 05, 19 : 00—July 06, 18 : 59 hours | M | 9.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 12.08 | 9.67 | 10.50 | STD | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 4.83 | 6.03 | 6.35 | MAX | 19.1 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 20.1 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 19.9 | 24.00 | 22.00 | 23.00 | MIN | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Median | 11.5 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 |
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