Summary of Hand Loadings


All values are in units of mg/cm2
Scenario

n*

GM*

GSD*

95% UCL*

95% LCL*
Overall 200 0.13 7.1 0.18 0.10
Round #1 101 0.16 12.4 0.26 0.10
Round #1 (no Kids-in-mud) 188 0.093 3.8 0.11 0.077
Round #2 99 0.11 3.1 0.14 0.089
All (gloved) 29 0.054 2.7 0.079 0.037
All (ungloved) 157 0.16 8.3 0.22 0.11
All (ungloved; no Kids-in-mud) 145 0.10 4.0 0.12 0.079
All (partially gloved) 14 0.14 2.7 0.24 0.077
Round #1 (gloved) 24 0.042 2.4 0.062 0.029
Round #1 (ungloved) 75 0.26 15 0.48 0.14
Round #1 (ungloved; no Kids-in-mud) 63 0.10 5.0 0.14 0.064
Round #1 (partially gloved) 2 0.035 x x x
Round #2 (gloved) 5 0.17 1.8 0.35 0.085
Round #2 (ungloved) 82 0.10 3.3 0.13 0.079
Round #2 (partially gloved) 12 0.17 2.2 0.28 0.10

*Column headings: n = number of volunteers; GM = geometric mean; GSD = geometric standard deviation; 95% UCL = 95% upper confidence limit of the GM; 95% LCL = 95% lower confidence limit of the GM.


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