An experimental investigation of tobacco smoke pollution in cars [PDF]
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
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Pulmonary toxicity of chronic exposure to tobacco and biomass smoke in rats
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
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Menthol-enhanced cytotoxicity of cigarette smoke demonstrated in two bioassay models
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
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Second-hand smoke generated by combustion and electronic smoking devices used in real scenarios: ultrafine particle pollution and age-related dose assessment [PDF]
Aerosol measurements were carried out in a model room where both combustion (conventional and hand-rolled cigarettes, a cigar and tobacco pipe) and non-combustion (e-cigarette and IQOS®) devices were smoked.
AVINO, PASQUALE +3 more
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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
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A review of progress in research of relationship between air pollution and perinatal depression
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
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Environmental contaminants exposure and preterm birth: a systematic review [PDF]
Preterm birth is an obstetric condition associated with a high risk of infant mortality and morbidities in both the neonatal period and later in life, which has also a significant public health impact because it carries an important societal economic ...
Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi +5 more
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Tobacco Smoke Pollution in Hospitality Venues Before and After Passage of Statewide Smoke‐Free Legislation [PDF]
AbstractObjectiveIn 2012, North Dakota enacted a comprehensive statewide law prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places. Disparities in tobacco control exist in rural areas. This study's objective was to determine the extent to which the passage of a comprehensive, statewide, smoke‐free law in a predominantly rural state influenced tobacco smoke ...
Kelly, Buettner-Schmidt +3 more
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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
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Preparing the new generation of Romanian experts in tobacco control: PhD studies in the field
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
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