Compliance still a problem with no smoking law

Of concern is the fact that the measured levels of indoor fine particle air pollution exceeded the levels in nearly all instances that the US Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization have are harmful to human health. 3 4 The levels of indoor air pollution observed in several are...

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Published in:Tobacco control 2010-12, Vol.19 (6), p.520-520
Main Authors: Tarnoki, David Laszlo, Tarnoki, Adam Domonkos, Travers, Mark J, Mechtler, Laszlo, Tamas, Laszlo, Cummings, K Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Air pollution
Air sampling
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
Compliance
Compliance certificates
Departments
Environmental protection
Environmental tobacco smoke
Hospitals
Hospitals - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hungary
Indoor air pollution
Indoor air quality
Indoor environments
Internal medicine
Legislation, Hospital
LETTERS
Nitrogen dioxide
Occupational Exposure - legislation & jurisprudence
Outdoor air quality
Particulate matter
public policy
qualitative study
Radiology
Secondhand smoke
Smoking
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
surveillance and monitoring
Teaching hospitals
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - legislation & jurisprudence
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Summary:Of concern is the fact that the measured levels of indoor fine particle air pollution exceeded the levels in nearly all instances that the US Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization have are harmful to human health. 3 4 The levels of indoor air pollution observed in several areas of the hospital were comparable to levels we observed in Hungarian hospitality venues where smoking was observed. 5 As is evident from this study, the mere presence of a smoke-free law does not guarantee full compliance, even in a hospital setting where one might expect high levels of compliance.
ISSN:0964-4563
1468-3318
DOI:10.1136/tc.2010.038158