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Benzene Levels

ANNUAL MEAN AND MAXIMUM BENZENE LEVELS AT SELECTED TOXICS MONITORING SITES, 1993, 1995 and 1997

SITE

ANNUAL MEAN*

MAXIMUM 24-HOUR**

HadenRd., Houston

1.72

10.83

 

2.70

63.63

 

1.29

7.88

El Paso

2.26

8.73

 

1.58

5.01

 

1.11

2.61

Odessa

1.51

4.78

 

0.72

2.24

 

0.74

1.96

Texas City

0.97

2.86

 

0.99

3.52

 

0.64

1.73

Channelview

1.16

3.11

 

1.05

3.01

 

1.18

7.71

Allendale, Houston

1.19

6.54

 

1.03

3.57

 

1.27

8.41

Clinton, Houston

1.29

2.40

 

1.49

3.64

 

1.07

4.45

Port Arthur

0.95

4.85

 

1.68

14.40

 

0.74

3.50

Groves, Jefferson County

2.17

7.81

 

1.08

6.46

 

0.85

5.99

Corpus Christi

1.17

5.01

 

1.06

5.70

 

0.85

2.55

Source: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Community Air Toxics Monitoring Network Report: January-December 1997 (1999), Appendix A.

* Effects Screening Level: 1 part-per-billion-volume
** Effects Screening Level: 4 parts per billion volume

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