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Table 1 Second-hand smoke exposure characterization

From: Sex-specific lung functional changes in adult mice exposed only to second-hand smoke in utero

Parameters

Controls (AIR)

In utero 3R4F SHS

Mass concentration (mg/m3)a

–

11.70 ± 2.93

Number concentration (#/cm3)b, c

–

972 231

Mean geometric diameter (nm)b, c

–

29.2 ± 2.7

Geometric standard deviationb, c

–

2.9 ± 0.1

Temperature (°C)

23.7 ± 1.5

24.4 ± 1.7

Relative humidity (%)

41.7 ± 11.4

40.0 ± 13.9

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation
  2. aAverage mass concentration determined gravimetrically
  3. bMeasurements made with a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS)
  4. cValues reported are averages from samples taken over 9 days