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nanograms per cubic meter
Year Months
Present
Minimum Median Mean 90th
Percentile
Maximum Standard
Deviation
Number of
Observations
Detection
Limit
2023
4.99 27 * 65 365 31.1 246 9.98
2022
4.99 35 46.6 94 289 36.5 390 9.98
2021
4.99 37 * 92 342 46.3 312 9.98
2020
4.99 51 * 120 226 43.5 106 9.98
2019
4.99 34 51.4 110 808 70.0 410 9.98
2018
4.99 39 82.0 110 531 60.6 349 9.98
2017
5 44 58.8 100 1040 76.2 420 10
2016
5 39 58.1 96 866 73.7 424 10
2015
5 40 63.5 100 1490 111 418 10
2014
4.2 29 46.1 87 1000 70.1 398 8.4
2013
2.6 35 * 93 1000 95.6 382 5.2
2012
4.5 33 * 73 350 36.3 335 9
2011
4.5 30 38.8 75 890 56.9 314 9
2010
4.5 33 * 70 250 31.6 242 9
2009
4.5 36 46.5 76 1400 68.4 483 9
2008
* * * * * * 0 *
2007
11 41 58.0 100 690 64.3 353 3
2006
* * * * * * 0 *
2005
* * * * * * 0 *
2004
* * * * * * 0 *
2003
9 49 * 99 200 33.7 86 1
2002
2 45 58.1 110 360 42.5 491 1
2001
1 40 54.9 110 890 62.5 505 2
2000
5 42 71.4 110 4800 223 472 2
1999
1 37 50.7 95 310 43.2 565 2
1998
1 37 47.1 93 350 34.5 561 2
1997
4 39 49.0 89 280 36.5 557 2
1996
4 37 52.1 95 610 49.6 595 2
1995
5 41 54.2 110 440 49.0 602 2
1994
5 40 57.5 110 400 51.8 585 2
1993
3 40 51.6 96 340 37.2 575 2
1992
3 39 51.9 99 750 50.4 554 2
1991
3 40 55.0 110 290 43.8 567 2
1990
5 51 * 100 430 46.6 309 2
1989
* * * * * * 0 *
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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.
"*" means there was insufficient or no data available to determine the value.