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Table 2 Average and max concentration levels (ppbv) and relative contribution (%) of each C2-C9 hydrocarbons measured in atmosphere of downtown Rome

From: The determination and role of peroxyacetil nitrate in photochemical processes in atmosphere

C 2 -C 9

Average

Max

%

Ethane

8.3

18.7

10.5

Ethene

20.4

126.0

25.7

Propane

6.0

25.6

7.6

Propene

3.3

14.4

4.2

n-Butane

4.1

32.0

1.3

i-Butane

1.1

27.8

5.2

1-Butene

1.1

10.1

1.3

cis-2-Butene

2.7

8.4

3.3

trans-2-Butene

0.2

4.3

0.3

n-Pentane

7.4

40.0

9.3

i-Pentane

2.0

84.9

2.5

cis-2-Pentene

0.5

5.5

0.6

trans-2-Pentene

0.7

5.5

0.9

2-Methylpentane

1.1

21.5

1.4

3-Methylpentane

3.6

22.2

4.5

Isoprene

0.2

1.6

0.2

n-Hexane

0.3

7.9

0.3

Cyclohexane

0.4

12.9

0.5

Benzene

3.5

3.0

1.3

n-Heptane

0.8

3.5

1.0

Toluene

5.9

20.4

7.9

Ethylbenzene

1.2

14.0

1.5

m- & p-Xylenes

3.9

16.5

5.0

o-Xylene

0.6

5.1

0.8

Styrene

1.2

6.1

1.5

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene

0.6

3.4

0.8

1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene

0.5

3.5

0.6

Total C 2 -C 9

81.6

544.8

100.0