Research Article

Comparative Assessment of Particulate Air Pollution Exposure from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Emissions

Table 3

(a) Annual mean, median, and interquartile range of modelled PM10 concentration in the postcodes 10 km around Crymlyn Burrows (2003–2010) and Marchwood (2006–2010) weighted by postcode. (b) Annual mean, median, and interquartile range of modelled PM10 concentration in the postcodes 10 km around Crymlyn Burrows (2003–2010) and Marchwood (2006–2010) weighted by postcode for operational days only.
(a)

Mean ( g/m³)Median ( g/m³)Interquartile range ( g/m³)

Crymlyn Burrows
 20033.73.02.5
 20050.80.60.5
 200610.88.26.8
 200729.424.217.1
 200822.016.515.2
 200910.37.77.1
 20104.93.93.0
Marchwood
 2006121.580.0101.6
 2007186.3127.7149.9
 2008229.5139.5200.8
 200959.644.550.3
 201048.936.432.2

(b)

Mean ( g/m³)Median ( g/m³)Interquartile range ( g/m³)Days of operation

Crymlyn Burrows
 200351.54.2531.733
 20052.612.101.59150
 200629.123.617.1204
 200761.251.133.6264
 200852.742.632.6227
 200923.118.813.8225
 201013.310.67.77188

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Marchwood
 2006207.3140.9154.3308240334
 2007290.6204.1221.5325327344
 2008338.1212.7262.7340325358
 200996.972.572.0296192357
 201091.769.859.1323104356