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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 4.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2010 May 18;36(6):548–556. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.04.008

Table 2.

Concentrations of BFRs in dust, vapor and airborne particulate matter (PM) in ten offices.

Building
ID		 Sample
Size		 Sample
amount		 TBBPa PBDE congener Total
17 28 75 49 71 47 66 100 99 85 154 153 138 166 183 190 203 208 207 206 209 PBDE
DUST (ng/g) 1 0 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
2 2 0.10 189 bdl bdl bdl 20 747 978 95 616 2900 bdl 199 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1 5550
3 1 0.11 134 20 87 15 56 28 2120 bdl 399 1760 57 127 96 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1 4760
4 1 0.50 938 15 30 10 7 56 6400 64 1820 10,600 630 951 148 8 8 1920 91 305 226 366 91 15,100 38,900
5 1 0.34 163 bdl bdl bdl bdl 794 815 bdl 161 1090 bdl 204 627 bdl bdl 5060 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 8750
6 1 0.90 75 1 4 1 bdl 124 424 bdl 160 629 10 78 48 bdl 2 20 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1500
7 2 0.78 128 49 30 166 351 254 1230 46 502 5110 91 18 133 163 162 3830 266 722 992 934 349 8300 23,700
8 1 3.10 27 1 2 8 35 25 260 6 73 500 1 27 48 bdl 1 20 227 111 bdl bdl bdl bdl 1340
9 2 0.34 20 bdl 2 13 25 11 130 bdl 88 486 48 17 13 6 41 30 bdl 513 1400 1770 183 29,000 33,700
10 1 0.45 338 9 3 88 270 405 2500 24 911 6710 178 17 19 30 121 568 bdl* 484 1390 143 431 10,000 24,300
Mean 0.73 223 11 18 34 85 272 1650 26 525 3310 113 182 126 23 37 1270 65 237 445 357 117 6930 15,800
Median 0.45 134 1 3 10 25 124 978 6 399 1760 48 78 48 0 2 30 0 111 0 0 0 1 8750
VAPOR (pg/m3) 1 6 310 12 85 496 bdl 19 65 4100 45 135 613 6 28 32 bdl 20 21 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 5670
2 2 239 bdl 63 373 bdl 65 389 1620 151 306 747 bdl 204 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 3920
3 1 149 bdl 256 421 bdl bdl 21 2120 29 44 34 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 2920
4 1 145 bdl 6820 2600 543 347 805 5080 bdl 272 712 32 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 17,200
5 1 147 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 341 583 bdl bdl 255 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1180
6 1 147 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 159 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 160
7 2 148 23 45 50 34 bdl 45 298 bdl 56 134 15 17 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 694
8 1 116 bdl 10 10 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 21
9 2 115 86 17 17 bdl 267 bdl 216 83 79 93 81 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 855
10 1 153 bdl 150 70 50 70 30 690 bdl 280 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1340
Mean 167 12 744 404 63 77 170 1490 31 117 259 13 25 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 3400
Median 148 bdl 54 60 bdl 9 37 636 bdl 68 113 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1260
PM (pg/m3) 1 1 39.9 bdl 18 79 bdl 23 bdl 8360 97 308 1050 bdl 17 23 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 9970
2 2 16.2 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 144 bdl 26 134 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 303
3 1 8.0 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 546 bdl 69 135 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 25 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 774
4 1 11.4 11 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 109 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 109
5 1 7.8 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
6 1 3.4 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
7 2 9.5 11 bdl bdl bdl bdl 19 61 7 19 82 10 4 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 200
8 1 72.3 12 bdl bdl bdl bdl 16 119 bdl 41 162 bdl 16 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 353
9 2 5.9 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
10 1 2.6 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl
Mean 17.7 bdl bdl 8 bdl bdl bdl 933 10 46 156 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 1170
Median 8.8 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 85 bdl 9 41 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 155

Notes: “Sample amount” is mass of dust collected (g) for dust; volume of air sampled (m3) for vapor; and PM mass concentration (pg m−3) for PM. “Total PBDE” is sum of target BDEs. Data for building 7 uses last sample set. “na” is not available. “bdl” is below detection limit. Asterisk denotes measurement of BDE-190 likely affected by bis-tribromophenoxyethane (see text).