APPENDIX A: SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL FOR:

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS AND

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS IN DUST
FROM CARS, HOMES, AND OFFICES IN LAGOS,
NIGERIA

Stuart Harrad, Mohamed Abdallah, Temilola Oluseyi

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 Table A1: Concentrations of PBDEs (ng g-1) in Individual Samples of Office Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

Offic BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE-
e# 17 28 49 47 -66 100 99 85 154 153 183 197 203 196 208 207 206 209
<0.04 <0.04 1367.
0.85 2.19 0.42 14.87 0.51 24.19 60.64 18.65 21.15 3.58 2.31 2.68 20.28 25.01 36.32
1 2 5 72
<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 206.6
1.46 4.03 1.30 5.98 0.95 5.87
2 2 7 6 2 5 9 2 6 1 5 2 2
<0.03 <0.04 863.6
1.66 1.10 6.01 0.59 3.67 15.19 1.30 2.97 44.19 6.44 5.23 6.08 31.95 45.24 40.42
3 2 2 9
<0.03 <0.04 <0.04 346.6 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.10
1.53 3.44 1.05 2.50 6.66 <0.04 2.67 5.48 4.59 5.34
4 2 7 2 4 1 5 2 7
<0.03 <0.04 1812.
0.64 1.92 63.38 1.41 7.24 36.71 6.37 4.39 4.34 2.06 1.79 2.09 9.61 14.20 42.83
5 2 2 15
<0.03 103.4 105.2 <0.04 <0.04 316.4 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 296.3
1.37 4.16 2.17 8.18 3.86
6 2 1 2 2 5 6 9 2 6 1 5 2 1
<0.03 <0.05 <0.04 120.7 3344.
1.08 1.03 20.06 5.86 20.22 1.76 11.84 21.84 9.89 11.50 10.86 30.11 67.81
7 2 6 2 8 71
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.02 <0.03 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.10
13.75 <0.04 13.43
8 2 9 7 6 9 8 2 5 9 2 6 1 5 2 7
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 174.6 367.7
2.76 2.05 8.14 0.83 15.00 43.24
9 2 9 7 6 2 5 9 2 6 1 9 3
<0.03 <0.05 <0.06 113.9 2007.
0.55 1.48 13.98 3.78 21.25 2.57 3.04 7.74 25.65 7.91 3.22 41.82 68.79
10 2 6 6 8 41
<0.03 <0.08 4924.
0.61 0.94 26.06 1.24 18.94 44.44 4.71 4.51 11.70 50.39 3.12 3.70 4.30 8.78 22.23
11 2 2 42
<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 390.3
0.54 0.59 7.55 0.66 11.59 23.18 2.82 2.97 9.63 66.45
12 2 2 9 2 6 1 5 3
<0.03 <0.08 1320.
1.19 2.38 19.86 2.30 22.37 44.20 7.42 3.45 24.01 46.91 18.58 7.14 8.30 45.53 81.37
13 2 1 50
<0.05 <0.04 <0.08 154.1 996.1
13.63 65.38 1.24 8.01 1.09 3.37 <0.04 2.77 52.36 39.08 12.96 15.07 88.34
14 6 2 5 1 4
15 0.40 0.82 1.96 18.21 1.70 9.31 76.83 6.67 6.41 10.00 59.91 23.11 9.16 10.65 20.16 38.39 56.09 1581.

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<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.04 <0.08 <0.08 612.5
2.19 20.84 4.64 14.29 <0.04 4.55 20.73 6.41 2.27 2.64 60.79
16 2 7 6 2 1 5 1
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.04 927.5
7.80 1.87 3.19 14.08 1.64 6.61 27.18 10.02 5.62 6.54 25.18 44.99 68.89
17 2 9 7 2 3
<0.03 <0.05 <0.04 <0.06 <0.06 929.5
2.36 1.57 12.64 1.29 8.13 <0.04 5.24 11.50 3.36 12.78 30.33 48.17
18 2 6 2 2 6 9

Harrad et al, 2015, Appendix A, Page 3 of 12

Table A2: Concentrations of PBDEs (ng g-1) in Individual Samples of House Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

Hom BDE BDE BDE BDE BDE BDE- BDE BDE BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE-
e# -17 -28 -49 -47 -66 100 -99 -85 154 153 183 197 203 196 208 207 206 209
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.02 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08
2.17 1.47 <0.04 4.49 382.86
1 2 9 7 6 9 2 5 9 2 6 1 5 2
<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.08
0.67 5.85 2.22 11.82 0.97 1.67 2.11 14.01 2.36 1.09 1.27 9.93 23.24 648.16
2 2 7 6 1
<0.04 <0.08
0.78 1.17 7.34 0.90 17.33 28.08 5.82 3.62 3.77 89.85 1.17 0.98 1.14 14.51 65.13 870.83
3 7 2
<0.03 <0.05 <0.04
0.42 0.95 24.46 6.44 49.66 3.19 7.07 21.16 8.44 7.87 9.15 12.19 26.63 37.09 254.50
4 2 6 2
<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.04
3.09 9.77 1.16 8.03 0.79 4.56 13.64 2.57 1.78 2.06 9.69 17.50 26.89 505.82
5 2 7 6 2
<0.03 <0.08
0.56 1.10 11.65 1.00 5.77 22.53 2.26 4.16 3.99 46.60 4.12 1.77 2.06 29.51 49.11 478.34
6 2 1
<0.03 167.5 <0.05 <0.08
0.44 2.57 49.94 2.64 43.71 28.49 7.86 21.91 24.66 1.33 1.55 2.84 7.19 99.67
7 2 7 9 1
<0.03 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08
1.35 6.64 0.65 4.08 16.04 1.54 5.73 46.16 76.51
8 2 7 2 9 2 6 1 5 2
<0.03
0.46 0.82 22.43 0.69 13.24 41.95 5.80 3.15 8.49 13.41 4.24 2.55 2.97 23.33 32.23 60.77 935.05
9 2
<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.04 <0.05
0.29 8.55 3.88 11.15 1.15 1.97 29.21 1.77 2.06 13.08 15.84 22.83 116.11
10 2 7 6 2 9
<0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08
0.86 0.49 4.04 0.41 1.45 7.10 1.86 4.39 2.38 2.23 2.60 273.60
11 7 2 1 5 2
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08
4.08 2.98 1.08 6.38 1.56 2.87 1.38 1.61 395.48
12 2 9 7 2 9 1 5 2

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Table A3: Concentrations of PBDEs (ng g-1) in Individual Samples of Car Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

Car BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE- BDE-
# 17 28 49 47 66 100 99 85 154 153 183 197 203 196 208 207 206 209
<0.03 <0.04 <0.04
14.04 0.34 4.72 0.32 2.31 7.09 1.36 31.59 7.42 4.40 5.11 9.45 32.38 32.65 368.95
1 2 2 5
<0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.04 <0.04 <0.05 <0.06 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08
0.41 7.95 1.39 6.51 0.80 8.04 44.65
2 2 7 6 2 5 9 2 6 1 5 2
437.4 9288. 238.5 1661.5 133.7 3384.6 6039.7 2163.0
20.60 64.77 4233 474.86 97.15 75.78 83.74 108.76 268.13 345.93
3 3 92 5 9 9 1 3 6
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.02 <0.04 <0.04 <0.08
9.62 8.13 <0.04 1.81 2.77 2.16 1.71 21.86 40.34 537.82
4 2 9 7 6 9 2 5 1
<0.04 <0.03 9082.7
3.15 12.63 77.84 6.39 7.04 80.40 2.48 1.29 2.39 7.90 6.16 9.57 54.38 101.87 565.49
5 7 5 2
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.02 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.03 1030.1
4.68 5.58 6.37 4.97 6.19 37.10 52.08 81.71
6 2 9 7 6 9 2 5 5 3
<0.03 <0.03 <0.04 <0.05 <0.02 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 1521.0 3053.7 52160.
9.37 11.64 113.49 59.89 46.71 204.75 865.65
7 2 9 7 6 9 2 5 5 2 48
<0.03 <0.04 114.0 12756.
2.67 3.22 7.26 36.62 6.32 20.76 41.57 324.86 33.42 14.71 20.38 33.69 81.03 94.39
8 2 7 8 65
<0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.10
0.38 0.95 1.83 18.69 1.54 7.23 33.53 1.77 3.23 5.93 9.64 9.61 4.23 3.40
9 1 5 2 7
618.4 104.6 <0.06
0.88 2.75 20.48 10.78 261.39 1542 171.58 216.84 7.37 1.09 0.48 2.37 3.19 5.90 100.17
10 8 8 6
<0.03 302.1 50147.
1.18 7.11 3.53 104.20 651 65.47 47.66 89.80 55.13 33.71 14.83 33.25 51.92 79.18 136.00
11 2 9 86
<0.03 <0.08 <0.08
0.37 0.99 37.20 0.87 27.32 60.21 11.23 4.01 12.04 1.65 1.52 0.67 3.15 3.80 52.42
12 2 1 5
<0.03 <0.05 <0.05 <0.06 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.10
0.24 0.25 15.80 12.81 38.00 2.38 2.48 4.01 1.49 1.43
13 2 6 9 2 1 5 2 7
113.9 3737. 108.0 3107.6 1930 1991. 3461.1 5069.3 28174.
1.55 7.34 246.01 20.98 9.23 79.89 71.03 146.86 225.50
14 3 25 1 8 2 25 2 6 59
<0.03 253.6 3289.7
3.82 4.14 86.22 1.85 78.00 34.19 22.86 40.89 46.35 16.20 7.13 16.70 114.47 200.50 286.19
15 2 6 6

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 <0.03 124.8 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.10
0.10 0.65 19.38 0.51 18.34 7.11 17.03 21.98 1.63 0.49 0.22 0.26
16 2 8 1 5 2 7

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Table A4: Concentrations of PCBs (ng g-1) in Individual Samples of Office Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

PCB/
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Sample #
PCB 28 2.32 0.92 1.42 0.74 4.99 5.88 7.20 2.01 2.85 5.67 8.60 9.58 10.66 5.45 3.03 6.68 2.29 5.55
PCB 52 4.98 8.92 3.40 1.29 5.17 4.37 4.35 3.97 0.98 4.85 2.47 9.15 4.95 3.31 6.78 0.54 1.71 10.84
PCB 101 16.29 2.56 5.40 23.84 4.67 7.58 4.49 2.58 3.09 7.07 8.79 18.12 18.21 9.57 11.94 4.57 3.34 4.55
PCB 153 13.53 18.74 6.12 4.35 4.86 6.35 3.80 3.99 5.04 6.16 6.11 21.26 22.84 19.01 8.05 15.62 6.60 8.07
PCB 138 2.65 3.86 8.63 6.16 4.93 2.33 4.52 2.66 2.97 8.15 5.18 9.28 26.33 17.31 14.88 6.38 2.69 2.60
PCB 180 1.92 3.45 14.67 13.41 17.24 34.29 18.99 4.29 25.34 5.21 9.59 18.68 14.33 8.65 29.18 30.88 3.21 5.65

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Table A5: Concentrations of PCBs (ng g-1) in Individual Samples of House Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

PCB/
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sample #
PCB 28 4.58 5.12 3.62 2.64 3.97 7.75 3.21 1.54 2.47 4.89 4.23 2.55
PCB 52 4.50 2.47 1.63 5.24 0.80 7.53 3.77 3.86 6.89 8.60 6.51 2.36
PCB 101 2.50 7.32 4.17 2.18 2.95 7.15 0.95 1.46 9.38 2.43 0.37 3.90
PCB 153 0.22 22.19 11.55 4.09 3.21 14.14 3.34 7.22 4.87 7.67 6.70 2.53
PCB 138 0.31 7.21 3.46 2.27 11.28 21.82 3.90 11.04 12.34 6.58 4.80 5.45
PCB 180 5.82 11.74 24.41 6.16 10.96 9.22 4.36 9.97 12.72 8.64 9.94 10.10

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Table A6: Concentrations of PCBs (ng g-1) in Individual Samples of Car Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

PCB/
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16
Sample # 
PCB 28 1.05 3.97 2.41 2.53 2.14 1.69 3.86 0.58 2.36 3.75 2.02 0.24 0.52 1.22 1.14 0.68
PCB 52 1.29 2.12 3.26 5.86 3.09 2.43 3.67 0.65 2.41 5.07 1.83 0.19 0.49 1.41 2.14 0.08
PCB 101 2.46 0.20 4.07 0.21 0.54 0.66 2.09 0.56 5.47 1.58 0.54 0.84 0.16 0.14 0.77 0.84
PCB 153 1.50 2.22 2.33 0.68 0.39 6.90 1.77 0.78 6.52 9.09 2.80 1.87 0.61 1.17 0.69 0.08
PCB 138 1.92 2.94 1.41 1.49 1.07 1.38 0.50 0.71 4.61 6.65 2.33 3.70 0.73 0.50 0.57 0.40
PCB 180 4.32 3.83 0.46 1.52 2.48 2.86 4.01 0.57 5.69 4.55 1.61 2.10 0.58 1.75 0.51 0.47

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Table A7: Potential Influential Variables on PBDE concentrations in Office and House Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

No. of PUF No. of No. of No. of

Office Room containing No. of No. of printers Microwave fridges/
Sample # ventilation furniture TVs computers & copiers Ovens freezers
1 air conditioner 7 chairs 1 1 0  0 2
2 air conditioner None 0 0 0 0 0 
3 air conditioner 1 couch, 1 chair 0 3 1 0  0
4 air conditioner 1 couch, 1 chair 1 1 0  0 0 
5 air conditioner 5 chairs 0 2 1 0 0
6 air conditioner 6 chairs 2 2 1 2 2
7 air conditioner 4 chairs 0 2 2 0 1
8 air conditioner 5 chairs 1 2 3 1 1
9 air conditioner None 1 0 0 0 3
10 air conditioner 1 chair 0 6 5 0 0
11 air conditioner 5 chairs 0 1 1 0 1
12 air conditioner None 0 32 0 0  0
13 air conditioner 4 chairs 3 5 3 2 0
14 air conditioner 7 chairs 0 3 3 0 2
15 air conditioner 2 chairs 1 0 0 0  0
16 air conditioner 4 chairs 0  1 2 0  1
17 air conditioner 3 chairs  0 2 2 0 0
18 air conditioner 3 chairs  0 0  0 0  0

Harrad et al, 2015, Appendix A, Page 10 of 12

 No. of PUF No. of No. of No. of
Room containing No. of No. of printers Microwave fridges/
Home Sample # ventilation furniture TVs computers & copiers Ovens freezers
1 air conditioner 2 chairs, 1 sofa 0 1 1 0 1
2 air conditioner 6 chairs 0 2 2 0 0
3 natural 3 chairs 0 1 1 0 2
4 natural 9 chairs 1 2 1 1 0
5 natural 9 chairs 1 1 0 0 1
6 air conditioner 6 chairs 1 3 2 1 1
7 natural 9 chairs 1 0 0 0 1
8 natural 5 chairs 1 0 0 1 0
9 air conditioner 3 chairs 0 1 1 0 1
10 air conditioner 7 chairs 1 6 4 1 4
11 air conditioner 6 chairs 0 2 2 0 1
12 air conditioner 1 chair 0 1 0 0 0

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Table A8: Potential Influential Variables on PBDE concentrations in Car Dust from Lagos, Nigeria

Car # Age at sampling (years) Manufacturer

1 14 Honda
2 3 Kia
3 14 Lexus
4 13 Nissan
5 5 Honda
6 29 Mercedes
7 13 Toyota
8 9 Honda
9 15 Honda
10 5 Honda
11 14 Rover
12 10 Toyota
13 5 Geely
14 11 Toyota
15 14 Toyota
16 11 Nissan

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