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Air of Uncertainty from Pollution Profiteers: Status of Ambient Air Quality of Sawmill Industry in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

Table 1

Correlation between theVariables in the Study Area (Kwara State).

Variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Temp (°C) 1                  
RH 0.02 1                
VOC (ppm) -0.28 -0.03 1              
CO (ppm) -0.14 0.06 -0.39** 1            
O2 -0.18 0.07 0.34** -0.35** 1          
PM2.5 (ug/m3) 0.07 -0.08 -0.13 0.38** -0.18 1        
PM10(ug/m3) 0.05 -0.12 -0.15 0.37** -0.07 0.99** 1      
HcHo (mg/m3) 0.35* 0.03 0.18 0.08 0.26* 0.44** 0.44** 1    
LEL (%) -0.53* -0.06 0.17 -0.06 0.23 -0.18 -0.15 0.02 1  
Elevation 0.18 -0.16 -0.32** 0.37** -0.54 0.06 0.06 -0.21 -0.37 1

**Significant at 1% (p<0.01), *significant at 5% (p<0.05).