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Annual Toxics Summary
ARB's ADAM Air Quality Database
Burbank-W Palm Avenue
Benzene
parts per billion
Year Months
Present
Minimum Median Mean 90th
Percentile
Maximum Standard
Deviation
Number of
Observations
Detection
Limit
Estimated
Risk
2002
0.21 0.71 1.01 2.1 2.6 0.656 31 0.05 93
2001
0.39 0.8 1.06 1.9 3.8 0.814 30 0.05 98
2000
0.4 1.1 1.27 2.6 3.0 0.75 29 0.2 117
1999
0.1 1.3 1.64 3.3 4.4 1.12 29 0.2 151
1998
0.1 1.4 1.66 3.1 4.0 0.93 29 0.2 154
1997
0.5 1.4 1.48 2.9 3.9 0.93 30 0.2 137
1996
0.25 1.8 1.91 2.8 7.4 1.26 30 0.5 177
1995
0.25 2.3 2.45 3.7 6.7 1.43 31 0.5 227
1994
0.25 3.2 3.33 4.8 7.7 1.61 29 0.5 308
1993
0.25 2.2 2.63 4.5 5.5 1.33 33 0.5 244
1992
1.0 3.2 3.44 5.6 6.3 1.45 30 0.5 319
1991
0.25 3.4 3.91 7.5 8.4 2.37 29 0.5 362
1990
2.0 3.9 4.79 8.4 10 2.32 31 0.5 444
1989
1.7 4.8   10.9 11 3.13 12 0.5  
Notes Values below the Limit of Detection (LoD) assumed to be ½ LoD.
Means and risks shown only for years with data in all 12 months.
Risks shown only for those substances with unit risk factors.