Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace and the impact of away-from-work exposure

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · Risk Analysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007036225741· OSTI ID:687378

LaKind, J S ^[1]; Graves, C G; Tardiff, R G ^[2]; Ginevan, M E ^[3]; Jenkins, R A ^[4]; Naiman, D Q ^[5]

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1. LaKind Associates (United States)
2. Sapphire Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD (United States)
3. M.E. Ginevan and Associates (United States)
4. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
5. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Dept. of Mathematical Sciences

Concentrating on exposure in workplaces where smoking occurs, the authors examined environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)-related concentration data from the 16-City Study. This study involved a large population of nonsmokers, used personal monitors, and encompassed a wide selection of ETS-related constituents. This first article in a series of three describes the 16-City Study, considers the impact of demographic variables, and concludes that these variables did not explain differences in exposure to ETS. The authors compared 16-City Study concentrations obtained in the workplace to previously reported workplace concentrations and determined that data from this study were representative of current ETS exposure in nonmanufacturing workplaces where smoking occurs. Considering factors other than demographic factors, they found that, not surprisingly, the number of cigarettes observed in the workplace had an impact on exposure concentrations. Finally, they compared people from homes where smoking occurs with people from nonsmoking homes and found that people from smoking homes observed more smoking in the workplace and experienced higher concentrations of ETS-related compounds in the workplace, even when they observed the same number of cigarettes being smoked in the workplace. In two subsequent articles in this series, they discuss relationships between various ETS markers and provide estimates of distributions of doses to nonsmoking workers employed in workplaces where smoking occurs.

• OSTI ID: 687378
• Journal Information: Risk Analysis, Journal Name: Risk Analysis Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 19; ISSN 0272-4332; ISSN RIANDF
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
TOBACCO SMOKES