Table A1

Results for fine particulate levels (PM2.5) detected inside and outside various settings in this study (for 30 minute intervals exception for shorter periods in some transport settings)

Category of setting

Further details of site

Mean(μg/m3)

Median(μg/m3)

Minimum(μg/m3)

Maximum(μg/m3)


Urban bar areas (random sample)

Bar area – A

17

18

13

24

Bar area – B

14

15

10

22

Bar area – C

21

20

14

33

Bar area – D

19

18

13

32

Bar area – E

15

13

11

37

Bar area – F

24

24

19

32

Bar area – G

29

30

20

42

Bar area – H

33

30

12

56


Urban restaurants (random sample)

Restaurant – A

6

6

5

7

Restaurant – B

17

17

16

19

Restaurant – C

26

24

22

37

Restaurant – D

5

5

2

7

Restaurant – E

13

9

4

31

Restaurant – F

13

13

6

21

Restaurant – G

12

12

9

14

Restaurant – H

21

23

12

28


Urban bars – more traditional (random sample)

Bar – A

9

8

4

18

Bar – B

7

7

4

10

Bar – C

5

5

2

7

Bar – D

6

5

4

8

Bar – E

4

4

3

5

Bar – F

12

12

7

17

Bar – G

18

18

13

25

Bar – H

6

5

4

8

Bar – I

26

18

9

94

Bar – J

38

38

28

46


Rural pub – more traditional, (purposeful sample)

Pub – A

7

7

6

9

Pub – B

7

7

4

12

Pub – C

21

20

16

28

Pub – D

12

12

9

18

Pub – E

66

63

2

109

Pub – F

15

15

11

20

Pub – G

6

4

2

40

Pub – H

2

2

1

5


"Outdoor" smoking areas (random sample unless otherwise stated)

Smoking area – bar 1

19

15

8

55

Smoking area – bar 2

75

43

13

189

Smoking area – restaurant 1

30

23

9

103

Smoking area – restaurant 2

20

15

7

51

Fairly enclosed smoking area (purposeful sample) – 1

65

50

20

146

Fairly enclosed smoking area (purposeful sample) – 2

182

183

104

284


Other indoor venues that are legally smokefree (convenience sample)

Café – A

5

5

3

10

Café – B

3

2

1

9

Club

5

4

4

8

Hospital site

2

2

1

4

Public library

0

0

0

1

Office – A

4

3

2

9

Office – B

1

1

1

1

Shopping centre

6

5

3

14

Supermarket

0

0

0

3


Outside areas – not usually smokefree (convenience sample)

Roadside – A

3

3

2

5

Roadside – B

4

4

3

6

Park – A

13

11

5

50

Park – B

5

4

2

12

Walkway – A

9

8

5

15

Walkway – B (legally smokefree)

9

9

4

15


Transport settings (convenience sample)

Train station/airport – A

2

2

1

3

Train station/airport – B

9

9

5

14

Bus station

15

13

12

48

Bus trip – A

24

24

9

62

Bus trip – B

4

4

3

4

Bus trip – C

21

18

6

58

Bus trip – D

20

17

10

34

Bus trip – E

21

21

13

28

Taxi trip

8

8

6

10

Train trip

7

6

3

16


Wilson et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:85   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-85

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