RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tobacco smoke is a major source of indoor air pollution in Hungary's hospitality venues
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP p1082
VO 38
IS Suppl 55
A1 Adam Domonkos Tarnoki
A1 David Laszlo Tarnoki
A1 Mark J. Travers
A1 Andrew Hyland
A1 Katherine Dobson
A1 Laszlo Mechtler
A1 Ildiko Horvath
A1 K. Michael Cummings
YR 2011
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p1082.abstract
AB Objective: To compare the levels of indoor air pollution found in a sample of public locations in Hungary where smoking was and was not observed.Methods: The TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitor was used to measure the concentration of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) observed in the ambient air of 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, 11 cafes and 21 other locations in Budapest and Zalakaros between January and August 2008.Results: In the 27 places where smoking was observed the average PM2.5 level was 97.44 μg/m3 [range: 3-487 μg/m3]; compared to 5.5 μg/m3 [range: 0-28 μg/m3] in the 16 places where smoking was not observed.Conclusions: The levels of indoor fine particle air pollution measured in public locations in Hungary where smoking was observed were times higher than the levels in locations where smoking was not observed and in nearly all instances exceeded the levels that the World Health Organization and US Environmental Protection Agency have concluded are harmful to human health.