WATER TREATMENT: Sweeteners Persist in Waterways
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A 438 volume 117 | number 10 | October 2009 • Environmental Health Perspectives Vehicles Concentrate Nicotine A study by Patrick Breysse et al. published online 25 August 2009 ahead of print in Tobacco Control found that vehicle passengers riding with smokers may be exposed to nicotine levels 40–50% higher than those found in restaurants and bars that permit smoking. Nicotine concentrations inside vehicles increased twofold for every cigarette smoked, and while opening the windows reduced smoke somewhat, it did not eliminate exposure within the vehicle. Breysse et al. state the levels are unacceptable for nonsmoking passengers, especially children, who are at increased risk for secondhand smoke–
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