Assessment of environmental tobacco smoke and respirable suspended particle exposures for nonsmokers in Hong Kong using personal monitoring

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 851 - 870
• Main Authors: Phillips, K., Howard, D.A., Bentley, M.C., Alván, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air quality; Biological and medical sciences; Fluorescence; Health risks; Light absorption; Medical sciences; Risk assessment; Smoke; Tobacco, tobacco smoking; Toxicology; Ultraviolet radiation; Hong Kong; Asia; China; Human; Measurement; Non smoker; Particle; Ambient air concentration; Tobacco; Chemical analysis; Indoor pollution; Passive smoking; Air pollution; Fumes; Quantitative analysis

One hundred and ninety-four randomly selected nonsmoking subjects collected air samples in their breathing zone by wearing personal monitors for 24 h. The study was centered in Hong Kong, and comprised housewives in one group, primarily for assessing exposures in the home, and office workers in a se...