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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) |
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| Category of setting |
Further details of site |
Mean(μg/m3) |
Median(μg/m3) |
Minimum(μg/m3) |
Maximum(μg/m3) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| "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 |
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| 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 |
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| Shopping centre |
6 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
|
| Supermarket |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Wilson et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:85 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-85 |
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