Estimated Mass Concentration Measurement of PM 2.5 for Idealized “Typical” Coarse Aerosol Size Distribution

Particle Aerodynamic Diameter (µm) Test Sampler Ideal Sampler Fractional Sampling Effectiveness Interval Mass Concentration (µg/m 3 ) Estimated Mass Concentration Measurement (µg/m 3 ) Fractional Sampling Effectiveness Interval Mass Concentration (µg/m 3 ) Estimated Mass Concentration Measurement (µg/m 3 ) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) <0.500 1.000 16.651 1.000 16.651 16.651 0.625 5.899 0.999 5.899 5.893 0.750 2.708 0.998 2.708 2.703 0.875 1.996 0.997 1.996 1.990 1.000 1.478 0.995 1.478 1.471 1.125 1.108 0.991 1.108 1.098 1.250 0.846 0.987 0.846 0.835 1.375 0.661 0.980 0.661 0.648 1.500 0.532 0.969 0.532 0.516 1.675 0.444 0.954 0.444 0.424 1.750 0.384 0.932 0.384 0.358 1.875 0.347 0.899 0.347 0.312 2.000 0.325 0.854 0.325 0.277 2.125 0.314 0.791 0.314 0.248 2.250 0.312 0.707 0.312 0.221 2.375 0.316 0.602 0.316 0.190 2.500 0.325 0.480 0.325 0.156 2.625 0.336 0.351 0.336 0.118 2.750 0.350 0.230 0.350 0.081 2.875 0.366 0.133 0.366 0.049 3.000 0.382 0.067 0.382 0.026 3.125 0.399 0.030 0.399 0.012 3.250 0.416 0.012 0.416 0.005 3.375 0.432 0.004 0.432 0.002 3.500 0.449 0.001 0.449 0.000000 3.625 0.464 0.000000 0.464 0.000000 3.750 0.480 0.000000 0.480 0.000000 3.875 0.494 0.000000 0.494 0.000000 4.000 0.507 0.000000 0.507 0.000000 4.125 0.520 0.000000 0.520 0.000000 4.250 0.000000 0.532 0.000000 4.375 0.000000 0.543 0.000000 4.500 0.000000 0.553 0.000000 4.625 0.000000 0.562 0.000000 4.750 0.000000 0.570 0.000000 4.875 0.000000 0.577 0.000000 5.000 0.000000 0.584 0.000000 5.125 0.000000 0.590 0.000000 5.250 0.000000 0.595 0.000000 5.375 0.000000 0.599 0.000000 5.500 0.000000 0.603 0.000000 5.625 0.000000 0.605 0.000000 5.75 0.000000 0.608 0.000000 C sam(exp) = C ideal(exp) = 34.284