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Table 2 Environmental and alveolar concentration of products for which we prepared a specific calibration. Data are expressed in ppb and regard 219 samplings both for environmental and alveolar concentrations

From: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma can be detected by analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in alveolar air

 

Enviromental Concentration

Alveolar Concentration

Mean

Median

range

5-95th percentile

Mean

Median

range

5-95th percentile

Methanol

654

633

267-1789

323-1166

537

492

259-3021

294-841

Acetonitrile

196

129

34-1820

48-802

269

176

43-1840

66-1164

Ethanol

924

525

71-6244

121-3187

532

349

47-8668

88-1361

MEK

55

45

12-352

14-147

102

78

20-622

36-281

Acetone

217

181

52-2432

67-392

721

534

116-10,179

244-1676

Isoprene

20.8

18

5-262

8.9-34.4

160

149

17-428

63-292

n-Propanol

79

47

16-2093

20-172

98

80

31-619

45-194

Benzene

6.1

5.6

0.1-21

0.7-13

11.7

9.4

0.9-85.7

2.2-35.9

Toluene

5.2

4.8

0.1-22.1

1.1-11.7

5.8

4.8

0.6-25.9

1.6-14.5

n-Heptane

19.5

14.3

4.6-679.5

6.7-34.1

18.7

15.6

4.1-500.1

6-31.5

SO2

10.3

10.4

4.3-25.7

5.9-14.6

5.9

9.8

3.1-16.7

4.5-13.8

NH3

77

70

17-302

24-116

118

101

14-737

40-246