| Air quality in and around airport enclosed smoking rooms. | |
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PMID: 20410143 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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INTRODUCTION: Smoking rooms have been installed in some airports to allow indoor smoking. There have been few field studies to measure fine particle leakage in operational smoking rooms. The objective of the research was to assess air quality inside and outside the 4 smoking rooms located within a medium-sized, regional commercial airport. METHODS: Particulate matter less than 2.5-microm (PM(2.5)) concentrations were simultaneously measured inside and outside the 4 smoking rooms in the airport and in the public lobby. The monitoring was conducted during normal hours of operation. Numbers of people and smokers were counted. The airport had separate ventilation systems for all 4 rooms checked by the airport prior to monitoring, and they were operating properly. RESULTS: Although there were few smokers in each room, average PM(2.5) concentrations inside the smoking rooms were significantly higher than the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for 24 hr (35 microg/m(3)). Fine particles from secondhand smoke (SHS) leaked to the outside in 3 of the 4 smoking rooms, exposing workers and the public. DISCUSSION: Although the ventilation systems in the smoking rooms were operating properly, fine particles from SHS leaked to the surrounding smoke-free areas in the airport. Indoor space inside airports should be completely nonsmoking, and enclosed smoking rooms are not recommended. |
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Authors:
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Kiyoung Lee; Ellen J Hahn; Heather E Robertson; Laura Whitten; Laura K Jones; Brendan Zahn |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Volume: 12 ISSN: 1469-994X ISO Abbreviation: Nicotine Tob. Res. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-01 Completed Date: 2010-09-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815751 Medline TA: Nicotine Tob Res Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 665-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea. |
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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analysis* Environmental Monitoring* Public Facilities* Tobacco Smoke Pollution / analysis* |
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0/Tobacco Smoke Pollution |
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