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Average concentrations¹ of BTEX² compounds found in indoor air samples of Canadian households, Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2 (2009 to 2011) to Cycle 4 (2014 and 2015)

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Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene m- & p-Xylene o-Xylene 0 2 4 6 8 10 BTEX compound Cycle 2 (2009 to 2011)Cycle 2 (2009 to 2011) Cycle 3 (2012 and 2013)Cycle 3 (2012 and 2013) Cycle 4 (2014 and 2015)Cycle 4 (2014 and 2015)
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Concentrations are presented as a geometric mean (µg/m³).
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BTEX refers to the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene compounds.
Note(s):
Any results less than the limit of detection (LOD) are assigned a value equal to half the value of the LOD.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Health Measures Survey.

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Average concentrations¹ of BTEX² compounds found in indoor air samples of Canadian households, Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2 (2009 to 2011) to Cycle 4 (2014 and 2015), BTEX compound
  Cycle 2 (2009 to 2011) Cycle 3 (2012 and 2013) Cycle 4 (2014 and 2015)
Benzene 1 1.1 1.1
Toluene 7.9 8.2 6.5
Ethylbenzene 1.4 1.2 0.99
m- & p-Xylene 4.9 4.2 3.3
o-Xylene 1.4 1.3 1.1
1.
Concentrations are presented as a geometric mean (µg/m³).
2.
BTEX refers to the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene compounds.
Note(s):
Any results less than the limit of detection (LOD) are assigned a value equal to half the value of the LOD.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Health Measures Survey.
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