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Residual tobacco smoke pollution in used cars for sale: Air, dust, and surfaces
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2008Regular tobacco use in the enclosed environment of a car raises concerns about longer-term contamination of a car's microenvironment with residual secondhand smoke pollutants. This study (a) developed and compared methods to measure residual contamination of cars with secondhand smoke, (b) examined whether cars of smokers and nonsmokers were ...
Penelope J.E. Quintana +6 more
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, 2000 In Hong Kong, environmental tobacco smoke at home is an important source of air pollution because of the crowded conditions in which most families live. Its effects on the respiratory health of children were shown in a four-year study in 1989–92 (Ong et al., 1991; Peters et al., 1996).
Hedley, AJ +4 more
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Indoor Air Pollution and Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Journal of the Royal Society of Health, 1989 W. Allan Crawford
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Indoor Air Pollution, Tobacco Smoke, and Public Health
Science, 1980An experimental and theoretical investigation is made into the range and nature of the exposure of the nonsmoking public to respirable suspended particulates from cigarette smoke. A model incorporating both physical and sociological parameters is shown to be useful in understanding particulate levels from cigarette smoke in indoor environments ...
James L. Repace, Alfred H. Lowrey
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The effects of outdoor air pollution and tobacco smoke on asthma
Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 2005Outdoor air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke adversely affect health in persons with asthma. Increased levels of ozone, particulate matter, and environmental tobacco smoke have been associated with increased asthma symptoms and health care use and with reduced lung function.
Gail G. Shapiro, Ashley Jerath Tatum
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Pollution patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tobacco smoke
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in tobacco smoke of 12 commercial brand cigarettes were determined in a simulated chamber of 20.25 m3 in size. The total concentrations of 17 PAHs (summation operatorPAHs) in the chamber were 3500 and 1152 ng/m3 in vapor phase and particulate phase, respectively.
Lizhong Zhu, Hao Lu
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Residual Tobacco Smoke in Used Cars: Futile Efforts and Persistent Pollutants
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2010Smoking cigarettes in the enclosed environment of a car leads to the contamination of a car's microenvironment with residual tobacco smoke pollution (TSP).Surface wipe, air, and dust samples were collected in used cars sold by nonsmokers (n = 40) and smokers (n = 87) and analyzed for nicotine. Primary drivers were interviewed about smoking behavior and
Addie L. Fortmann +7 more
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Time trends of tobacco smoking, air pollution, and lung cancer in Athens
Environmental Research, 1987Athens is a city with a serious air pollution problem which has existed for more than 20 years. To evaluate whether air pollution has affected lung cancer incidence (and hence, mortality) in the population of Athens we have compared standardized lung mortality between Athens and the rest of Greece taking into account the tobacco consumption trends in ...
Trichopoulos, D +4 more
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The Contribution of Environmental Tobacco Smoke to Indoor Pollution in Pubs and Bars
Indoor and Built Environment, 2005Smoking is currently allowed in most UK pubs and bars and smoking policies are self regulated by the hospitality industry through the Public Places Charter, which encourages the provision of non-smoking areas and improved ventilation. In this study monitoring of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been conducted in 60 pubs and bars in the Greater ...
A.F.R. Watson +2 more
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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2019
Objective: We assessed the combined effect of household air pollution from solid fuel use and from environmental tobacco smoke and child health outcomes in Indonesia. Methods: Survey subjects self-reported solid fuel use, frequency of indoor smoking, and
M. A. H. Suryadhi +3 more
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Objective: We assessed the combined effect of household air pollution from solid fuel use and from environmental tobacco smoke and child health outcomes in Indonesia. Methods: Survey subjects self-reported solid fuel use, frequency of indoor smoking, and
M. A. H. Suryadhi +3 more
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