Table 3

Correlation between air pollutants, Sydney, April 1997–December 2000


PM10
PM2.5
O3
NO2
CO
SO2

PM10 (μg/m3) 24 hour average
1.00





PM2.5 (μg/m3) 24 hour average
0.831
1.00




O3 (ppb2) 1 hour maximum
0.50
0.34
1.00



NO2 (ppb) 1 hour maximum
0.48
0.65
0.25
1.00


CO (ppm3) 8 hour
0.28
0.53
-0.21
0.60
1.00

SO2 (ppb) 1 hour maximum
0.42
0.43
0.36
0.46
0.24
1.00

1p-value < 0.0001 for all correlation coefficients; 2ppb = parts per billion; 3ppm = parts per million

Jalaludin et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:16   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-16