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Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace and the Impact of Away‐From‐Work Exposure

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  • Judy S. LaKind
  • Carol G. Graves
  • Michael E. Ginevan
  • Roger A. Jenkins
  • Daniel Q. Naiman
  • Robert G. Tardiff

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Concentrating on exposure in workplaces where smoking occurs, we examined environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)‐related concentration data from the 16‐City This study.(1,2) 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. We 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, we found that, not surprisingly, the number of cigarettes observed in the workplace had an impact on exposure concentrations. Finally, we 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, we discuss relationships between various ETS markers and provide estimates of distributions of doses to nonsmoking workers employed in workplaces where smoking occurs.

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  • Judy S. LaKind & Carol G. Graves & Michael E. Ginevan & Roger A. Jenkins & Daniel Q. Naiman & Robert G. Tardiff, 1999. "Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace and the Impact of Away‐From‐Work Exposure," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(3), pages 349-358, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:19:y:1999:i:3:p:349-358
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1999.tb00412.x
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    1. Emmons, K.M. & Abrams, D.B. & Marshall, R.J. & Etzel, R.A. & Novotny, T.E. & Marcus, B.H. & Kane, M.E., 1992. "Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in naturalistic settings," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 82(1), pages 24-28.
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