Environmental tobacco smoke exposure among casino dealers

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• Personal Author:
  Achutan, Chandran ; Bernard, Bruce P. ; Bernert, John T. ; Mueller, Charles A. ; West C
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: This study quantified casino dealers' occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). METHODS: We measured casino dealers' exposure to ETS components by analyzing full-shift air and preshift and postshift urine samples. RESULTS: Casino dealers were exposed to nicotine, 4-vinyl pyridine, benzene, toluene, naphthalene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, solanesol, and respirable suspended particulates. Levels of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) in urine increased significantly during an 8-hour work shift both with and without adjustment for creatinine clearance. Creatinine-unadjusted cotinine significantly increased during the 8-hour shift, but creatinine-adjusted cotinine did not increase significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Casino dealers at the three casinos were exposed to airborne ETS components and absorbed an ETS-specific component into their bodies, as demonstrated by detectable levels of urinary NNAL. The casinos should ban smoking on their premises and offer employee smoking cessation programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Biomarkers Eye Foreign Bodies Irritants Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smoke Smokers Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Cigarette-smoking Eye-irritants Particulates Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Tobacco-smoke
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Nebraska ; Nevada ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  346-351
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038560
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Apr; 53(4):346-351
• Contact Point Address:
  Chandran Achutan, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, 985840 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198
• Email:
  cachutan@unmc.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  (-)-Nicotine (CAS RN 54-11-5) ; (+)-Limonene (CAS RN 5989-27-5) ; 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN 106-46-7) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1d5dfdc274cf6a671cc5f92f1c120646fa15e8e60881b84d1b7c1deba1fc3c56ba3a0357fbbe3c8e00a76267c75b7c5bcaa68ca66137a53abc2f8856b96c53ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192219/cdc_192219_DS1.pdf
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