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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in motor vehicles: a preliminary study

Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Clinic, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Correspondence to:
Constantine I Vardavas
Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Clinic, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, PO Box 2208, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece; vardavas@edu.med.uoc.gr

Keywords: secondhand smoke exposure; environmental tobacco smoke; motor vehicle; passive smoking; RSP 2.5

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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) contains over 3000 chemicals of which at least 50 are known or suspected to be human carcinogens, while over 200 are regarded as poisonous.^1,2 Although passive smoking often occurs in private and public workplaces, with extensive research already conducted in hospitality venues, casinos, airplanes, airports and homes, to our knowledge there are insufficient data (if any) published on motor vehicle secondhand smoke (SHS) levels and no comparisons have been made with other areas where people are involuntarily exposed to ETS.

Measurements of airborne respiratory particles under 2.5 µm (RSP_2.5) in diameter were made using the TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Air Monitor during March 2005 in Crete, Greece. Respiratory particles of this size are not specific to tobacco smoke, since background levels arising from cooking or vehicle fumes are also of this size, but elevated levels of such particles can be attributed almost solely to ETS . . . [Full text of this article]