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An experimental investigation of tobacco smoke pollution in cars [PDF]

open access: yesNicotine & Tobacco Research, 2009
Tobacco smoke pollution (TSP) has been identified as a serious public health threat. Although the number of jurisdictions that prohibit smoking in public places has increased rapidly, just a few successful attempts have been made to pass similar laws prohibiting smoking in cars, where the cabin space may contribute to concentrated exposure.
Taryn, Sendzik   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Pulmonary toxicity of chronic exposure to tobacco and biomass smoke in rats

open access: yesClinics, 2011
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the separate and combined effects of tobacco and biomass smoke exposure on pulmonary histopathology in rats.
Omer Tamer Dogan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using air quality monitoring to reduce second-hand smoke exposure in homes: the AFRESH feasibility study

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Introduction Few interventions to reduce second-hand smoke in homes where children are present have been successful. A novel intervention was developed that included personal airquality feedback.
Ruaraidh Dobson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Menthol-enhanced cytotoxicity of cigarette smoke demonstrated in two bioassay models

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2013
Background Cigarette smoke is harmful to human health at both cellular and genetic levels. Recently, a unique bioassay for smoke cytotoxicity using air pollution-sensitive plant cells (tobacco) has been proposed.
Atsuko Noriyasu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smoking Behavior and Cigarette Expenditure in a Household: Evidence for Smoke-Free Houses Initiation in Indonesia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2023
Background: The household is considered as a private area that is untouched tobacco control policies in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, which has not ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty.
Al Asyary, Meita Veruswati
doaj   +1 more source

A review of progress in research of relationship between air pollution and perinatal depression

open access: yes环境与职业医学, 2022
In recent years, the increasing incidence of perinatal depression has become an important public health problem. In addition to the traditional social demographic factors, biological factors, obstetric factors, etc., the association between air pollution
Mengqing SHANG, Beibei ZHU, Fangbiao TAO
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco, air pollution, environmental carcinogenesis, and thoughts on conquering strategies of lung cancer

open access: yesCancer Biology & Medicine, 2019
Each year there will be an estimated 2.1 million new lung cancer cases and 1.8 million lung cancer deaths worldwide. Tobacco smoke is the No.1 risk factors of lung cancer, accounting for > 85% lung cancer deaths. Air pollution, or haze, comprises ambient
Guangbiao Zhou
doaj   +1 more source

Preparing the new generation of Romanian experts in tobacco control: PhD studies in the field

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Scientific progresses and new regulatory global context about tobacco use and cessation have created attractive opportunities for young researchers seeking for a PhD in the field. As such, three most relevant ongoing PhD research topics at the University
Ioana Buculei Porosnicu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistent tobacco smoke residue in multiunit housing: Legacy of permissive indoor smoking policies and challenges in the implementation of smoking bans

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2020
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a common indoor pollutant in multiunit housing (MUH). It is also the precursor of thirdhand smoke (THS), the toxic mixture of tobacco smoke residue that accumulates in indoor environments where tobacco has been used.
Georg E. Matt   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of smoke-free homes in Poland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016
Objectives: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) constitutes a threat to the health of many people. In order to diminish ETS exposure, countries (including Poland) implemented legal restrictions of smoking in public places and worksites ...
Dorota Kaleta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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