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Annual Toxics Summary
ARB's ADAM Air Quality Database
North Long Beach
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 0.57 0.705 1.25 2.1 0.45 26 0.05 65
2001
0.27 0.54   1.7 3.1 0.66 26 0.05  
2000
0.3 0.7 1.00 1.9 2.7 0.65 28 0.2 92
1999
0.2 0.7 1.11 1.8 3.9 0.82 24 0.2 103
1998
0.5 0.9 1.16 2.1 2.9 0.68 30 0.2 108
1997
0.1 0.9 1.24 2.3 3.5 0.82 31 0.2 115
1996
0.25 1.0   2.4 4.1 1.01 22 0.5  
1995
0.25 1.3 1.69 3.7 4.6 1.10 31 0.5 157
1994
0.25 1.8 2.04 3.6 6.0 1.19 29 0.5 188
1993
0.25 1.4 1.99 4.0 5.0 1.16 32 0.5 185
1992
0.8 2.0 2.60 4.9 6.5 1.50 30 0.5 241
1991
0.8 2.3 2.45 4.6 6.7 1.47 29 0.5 227
1990
1.4 2.8 3.53 6.5 9.2 2.05 31 0.5 327
1989
2.0 2.6   8.6 9.6 2.67 21 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.