Residual tobacco smoke pollution in used cars for sale: Air, dust, and surfaces
Residual tobacco smoke pollution in used cars for sale: Air, dust, and surfaces
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DOI:
10.1080/14622200802279898
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发表时间:
2008-09-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Uribe, Anna
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作者:
Matt, Georg E.;Quintana, Penelope J. E.;Uribe, Anna
Regular tobacco use in the enclosed environment of a car raises concerns about longer-term contamination of a car's microenvironment with residual secondhand smoke pollutants. This study (a) developed and compared methods to measure residual contamination of cars with secondhand smoke, (b) examined whether cars of smokers and nonsmokers were contaminated by secondhand smoke, and (c) how smoking behavior and restrictions affected contamination levels. Surface wipe, dust, and air samples were collected in used cars sold by nonsmokers (n=20) and smokers (n=87) and analyzed for nicotine. Sellers were interviewed about smoking behavior and restrictions, and car interiors were inspected for signs of tobacco use. Cars of smokers who smoked in their vehicles showed significantly elevated levels of nicotine (p