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To evaluate the actual exposure level of nonsmokers to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in their daily life, the exposure level of ambient nicotine was measured with a nicotine personal monitor carried by a nonsmoker. Average exposure levels of nicotine, even in such smoky places as cars, coffee shops and pubs, were less than 45 μg/m3. As a result of all-day monitoring, the highest amount of nicotine inhaled in a day was estimated, in this study, to be up to 310 μg, equivalent to actively smoking 0.31 ordinary cigarettes.
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Muramatsu, M., Umemura, S., Fukui, J. et al. Estimation of personal exposure to ambient nicotine in daily environment. Int. Arch Occup Environ Heath 59, 545–550 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377917
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