Outdoor second-hand cigarette smoke significantly affects air quality

How many deaths are caused by second hand cigarette smoke?

OBJECTIVES To estimate the number of deaths attributable to second hand smoke (SHS), to distinguish attributable and potentially avoidable burdens of mortality, and to identify the most important sources of uncertainty in these estimates. METHOD A case study approach, using exposure and mortality data for New Zealand. RESULTS In New Zealand, deaths caused by past exposures to second hand sm...

Cigarette Smoke and Air Mixture

There is no doubt that the tar produced by condensing cigarette smoke is carcinogenic for mice (see Day, 1967). However, lung epithelium differs from the skin and the condensate differs from fresj cigarette smoke in, for example, the absence of the gaseous components. It appeared worth while to us, therefore, to attempt to produce lung carcinomas in mice by allowing them to breathe a mixture of...

A review of air quality, biological indicators and health effects of second-hand waterpipe smoke exposure

OBJECTIVE There has been a rapid increase in the use of waterpipe tobacco and non-tobacco based shisha in many countries. Understanding the impact and effects of second-hand smoke (SHS) from cigarette was a crucial factor in reducing cigarette use, leading to clean indoor air laws and smoking bans. This article reviews what is known about the effects of SHS exposure from waterpipes. DATA SOUR...

Second-hand smoke and indoor air quality in public places in Gaza City.

Second-hand smoke is a major cause of preventable disease and death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. To assess how second-hand smoke impacts air quality, respirable suspended particles (PM2.5) which are emitted during cigarette and waterpipe smoking, were measured inside and outside of 18 smoking and 5 nonsmoking public venues in Gaza city. Median PM2.5 level inside the smoking venues was 1...

Second - hand Smoke and Cancer