Second-hand smoke exposure in settings not regulated by the Spanish law
Introduction To assess exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in bus stops and markets, settings excluded from the Spanish Law 42/2010 regulating smoking in closed and open public places. Material and Methods Cross-sectional study in Barcelona assessing SHS exposure in 20 bus stops, 8 open markets, an...
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doaj-d89ec99adce844d48995daa990c949c62020-11-24T21:16:00ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Prevention and Cessation2459-30872017-05-013May Supplement10.18332/tpc/7067370673Second-hand smoke exposure in settings not regulated by the Spanish lawAriadna Feliu0Marcela Fu1Mª José López2Esteve Fernández3Núria Cortés4Tobacco Control Unit, Institut Català d'Oncologia, SpainTobacco Control Unit, Institut Català d'Oncologia, SpainAgència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, SpainTobacco Control Unit, Institut Català d'Oncologia, SpainLaboratory, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, SpainIntroduction To assess exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in bus stops and markets, settings excluded from the Spanish Law 42/2010 regulating smoking in closed and open public places. Material and Methods Cross-sectional study in Barcelona assessing SHS exposure in 20 bus stops, 8 open markets, and 9 closed for comparison. We measured PM2.5 and vapour-phase nicotine as markers of SHS during 30 min (both in μg/m3), using a SidePak AM510 monitor and a cassette containing a filter treated with sodium bisulphate, respectively. We computed medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) and compared them according to traffic density, evidence of smoking (tobacco smell/butts), presence of smokers, wind speed, and type of bus stop (with/without shelter) or type of market (open/closed). Results Median (IQR) PM2.5 concentration was 13.52 µg/m3 (9.62–17.68 µg/m3) in bus stops, being higher in those with evidence of smoking (14.04 vs. 8.84 µg/m3; p<0.05). Median nicotine concentration was 0.17 µg/m3 (0.07–0.40 µg/m3), with significant differences according to wind speed (0.36 µg/m3 when wind speed was ≤10 km/h vs. 0.09 µg/m3 when it was higher). In markets, median PM2.5 concentration was 31.98 µg/m3 (8.32–50.96 µg/m3) in open markets and 31.20 µg/m3 (20.80–32.76 µg/m3) in closed markets. Nicotine concentrations were 0.67 µg/m3 (0.11–1.52 µg/m3) and 0.13 µg/m3 (0.09–0.19 µg/m3), respectively, observing significant differences according to evidence of smoking (0.19 vs. 0.08 µg/m3 without evidence). Conclusions Exposure to SHS is low, but still measurable in these settings. There is still room for improvement in smoking regulation in public open and semi-open spaces. Funding Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Government of Spain and the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF (RTICC RD12/0036/0053 and grant PI1102054)http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Second-hand-smoke-exposure-in-settings-not-regulated-by-the-Spanish-law,70673,0,2.htmlsecondhand smokenicotinePM2.5exposure to tobacco smokeopen and semi-open venues |
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Second-hand smoke exposure in settings not regulated by the Spanish law |
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Second-hand smoke exposure in settings not regulated by the Spanish law |
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European Publishing |
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation |
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2459-3087 |
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Introduction
To assess exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in bus stops and markets, settings excluded from the Spanish Law 42/2010 regulating smoking in closed and open public places.
Material and Methods
Cross-sectional study in Barcelona assessing SHS exposure in 20 bus stops, 8 open markets, and 9 closed for comparison. We measured PM2.5 and vapour-phase nicotine as markers of SHS during 30 min (both in μg/m3), using a SidePak AM510 monitor and a cassette containing a filter treated with sodium bisulphate, respectively. We computed medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) and compared them according to traffic density, evidence of smoking (tobacco smell/butts), presence of smokers, wind speed, and type of bus stop (with/without shelter) or type of market (open/closed).
Results
Median (IQR) PM2.5 concentration was 13.52 µg/m3 (9.62–17.68 µg/m3) in bus stops, being higher in those with evidence of smoking (14.04 vs. 8.84 µg/m3; p<0.05). Median nicotine concentration was 0.17 µg/m3 (0.07–0.40 µg/m3), with significant differences according to wind speed (0.36 µg/m3 when wind speed was ≤10 km/h vs. 0.09 µg/m3 when it was higher). In markets, median PM2.5 concentration was 31.98 µg/m3 (8.32–50.96 µg/m3) in open markets and 31.20 µg/m3 (20.80–32.76 µg/m3) in closed markets. Nicotine concentrations were 0.67 µg/m3 (0.11–1.52 µg/m3) and 0.13 µg/m3 (0.09–0.19 µg/m3), respectively, observing significant differences according to evidence of smoking (0.19 vs. 0.08 µg/m3 without evidence).
Conclusions
Exposure to SHS is low, but still measurable in these settings. There is still room for improvement in smoking regulation in public open and semi-open spaces.
Funding
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Government of Spain and the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF (RTICC RD12/0036/0053 and grant PI1102054) |
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