Table 1

Concentrations of air pollutants in Taiwan (2009)

Air pollutantsUnitMeanQ1MedianQ3Min.Max.Range
Carbon monoxideppm0.470.360.430.530.171.291.12
Nitrogen oxidesppb22.0615.1720.4226.553.6480.7177.07
Sulfur dioxideppb4.112.963.614.431.8211.439.60
Ozoneppb30.8828.6930.9733.7921.6743.8822.21
PM2.5 μg/m3 33.1026.7432.3740.3713.7950.3036.51
PM10 μg/m3 58.9347.1556.0474.5126.7493.6966.95
PM10−2.5 † μg/m3 25.8718.9723.8232.6811.5749.7038.13
  • PM, particulate matter.

  • †PM10 minus PM 2.5.