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Bulk atmospheric deposition of persistent toxic substances (PTS) along environmental gradients in Brazil

Rodrigo Ornellas Meire

João Paulo Machado Torres

Biophysics Institute, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, CCS, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;

I. 1 Figure

Figure S1: PU deposition systems

II. 3 Tables

Table S1 - Description of sampling sites and exposure periods

Table S2 – Range and median concentrations for OCs deposition rates (pg.m-2.day-1) along different environment gradients.

Table S3 Range and median concentrations for PCB deposition rates (pg.m-2.day-1) along different environment gradients.

Figure S1 – PU deposition system

Table S2 – Range and median concentrations for OCs deposition rates (pg.m-2.day-1) along different environment gradients.
Urban / Suburban / Rural / Background
HCB / 213 / 60 / 18 / 49
α-HCH / 257 / 57 / 38 / 63
γ-HCH / 75 / 33 / 36 / 165
β-HCH / 26 / 137 / 128 / 129
Heptachlor / 287 / <43 / <43 / <43
Heptx / 561 / <37 / <37 / <37
Aldrin / <39 / <39 / <39 / 57
Endrin / <30 / <30 / <30 / <30
Dieldrin / 788 / <34 / 55 / <34
G clord / <5 / 50 / 36 / 35
A clord / <4 / <4 / <4 / <4
Endo-I / 112 / 33 / 28 / 16
Endo-II / <10 / 161 / 546 / <10
Metoxichlor / 382 / <4 / <4 / <4
pp-DDD / 613 / 25 / 80 / 15
op-DDD / <3 / 190 / 88 / <3
pp-DDE / 1017 / BDL / 44 / <2
op-DDE / <45 / <45 / <45 / <45
pp-DDT / 3408 / 620 / 229 / <50
op-DDT / <15 / <15 / <15 / <15
ΣHCH / 483 / 523 / 202 / 360
ΣEndo / 116 / 195 / 573 / 31
ΣDDT / 6030 / 835 / 454 / 54
*Urban sites – Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Acre states; Suburban sites – Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina States; Rural sites – Santa Catarina States; Background sites – Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina States. ( < ) – Below detection limits.
Table S3 Range and median concentrations for PCB deposition rates (pg.m-2.day-1) along different environment gradients.
Urban / Suburban / Rural / Background
PCB-8 / 105 / <30 / <30 / <30
PCB-18 / 182 / 377 / 208 / 133
PCB-28 / <6 / <6 / <6 / <6
PCB-52 / 646 / 313 / 251 / 600
PCB-44 / 845 / 394 / 301 / 737
PCB-66 / 1475 / 800 / 626 / 1362
PCB-77 / 1870 / 721 / 594 / 1020
PCB-81 / 926 / 380 / 306 / 544
PCB-101 / 1273 / 636 / 535 / 983
PCB-105 / 547 / 192 / 162 / 230
PCB-114 / 298 / 167 / 107 / 200
PCB-118 / 891 / 290 / 240 / 341
PCB-123 / <30 / 400 / 367 / 536
PCB-126 / 199 / 62 / 61 / 82
PCB-128 / 64 / 60 / 48 / 67
PCB-138 / 1186 / 344 / 326 / 438
PCB-153 / 989 / 340 / 321 / 1060
PCB-156 / 189 / 60 / 63 / 70
PCB-157 / 43 / 150 / 63 / 8
PCB-167 / 256 / 60 / 47 / 67
PCB-169 / <13 / <13 / 24 / <13
PCB-170 / 255 / 67 / 70 / 74
PCB-180 / 509 / 132 / 138 / 162
PCB-189 / 17 / 6 / 6 / 8
PCB-195 / 31 / 7 / 11 / <2
PCB-206 / <7 / <7 / <7 / <7
PCB-209 / 6 / <2 / <2 / <2
ΣPCB / 13090 / 6040 / 4960 / 8230
ΣPCBind / 4600 / 2290 / 1580 / 2616
*Urban sites – Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Acre states; Suburban sites – Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina States; Rural sites – Santa Catarina States; Remote sites – Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina States. ( < ) – Below detection limits.