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Environmental tobacco smoke, air pollution and respiratory symptoms in non-smoking housewives in Hong Kong

open access: closed, 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).
Chit Ming Wong   +4 more
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Indoor Air Pollution, Tobacco Smoke, and Public Health

Science, 1980
An 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 ...
J L, Repace, A H, Lowrey
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Pollution patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tobacco smoke

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007
Concentrations 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.
Hao, Lu, Lizhong, Zhu
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Residual Tobacco Smoke in Used Cars: Futile Efforts and Persistent Pollutants

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2010
Smoking 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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The effects of outdoor air pollution and tobacco smoke on asthma

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 2005
Outdoor 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.
Ashley Jerath, Tatum, Gail G, Shapiro
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Reported Physiological and Psychological Symptoms of Tobacco Smoke Pollution in Nonsmoking and Smoking College Students

The Journal of Psychology, 1979
A 147-item questionnaire concerning the relevance of the nonsmokers' right movement to college and university campuses was administered to 307 University of New Hampshire undergraduates. The fourth section of the questionnaire consisted of 28 questions on symptoms caused by smoke pollution.
R E, Shor, D C, Williams
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Tobacco Smoke Pollution

1993
Abstract Inhaling the smoke from cigarettes, pipes, and cigars delivers nicotine to the brain more quickly and efficently than chewing tobacco leaf (Chapter l}. However, the practice of burning tobacco leaves indoors ex-poses other people to indoor air pollution from tobacco combustion products containing many chemicals known to be ...
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