Effectiveness of Clean Indoor Air Ordinances in Controlling Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Restaurants

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• Personal Author:
  Akbar-Khanzadeh F ; Ames A ; Milz S ; Spino S ; Tex C ; Akbar-Khanzadeh F ; Ames A ; Milz S ; Spino S ; Tex C
• Description:
  Clean indoor air (CIA) ordinances in Toledo, Ohio, and Bowling Green, Ohio, regulate smoking in restaurants to protect patrons and employees. Yet complete protection is questionable because the ordinances allow for smoking in certain dining sections. Two restaurants were studied in each city, one smoking and one nonsmoking. Levels of contaminants related to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)-determined by personal and area air monitoring-in the nonsmoking restaurants were comparable to levels in a control environment. However, levels of ETS-related contaminants in the smoking restaurants, including designated nonsmoking sections, were significantly higher than levels in the control environment. ETS-related contamination of the nonsmoking sections in the smoking restaurants is attributable to direct openings between the smoking and nonsmoking sections. Reasonable protection of employees and patrons against ETS-related contaminants requires strict enforcement of CIA ordinances. Full protection is achievable only with 100% smoke-free policies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Smokers
• Keywords:
  Air Monitoring Author Keywords: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Cigarette Smoke IAQ Indoor Air Ordinances Indoor Air Quality Indoor Environments Policy Restaurants Smoking
• ISSN:
  0003-9896
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057063
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Health 2004 Dec; 59(12):677-685
• Contact Point Address:
  Farhang Akbar- Khanzadeh, Medical University of Ohio, Department of Public Health, 3015 Arlington Ave., Toledo, OH 43614-5803
• Email:
  fakbar@meduohio.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Medical College of Ohio, Department of Public Health, Toledo, OH
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a9401c59b80171d96afc8aabba9b1205ab333446f9fbd5ae1b1f51cf446b6f0b712cc7cff567aa33d47b12baaa427f527eea81c989963ae72c8302a38ebc63f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214528/cdc_214528_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.40 MB ]