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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Advance Access published online on April 20, 2009
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp038
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How smoke-free laws improve air quality: A global study of Irish pubs

Gregory N. Connolly, Carrie M. Carpenter, Mark J. Travers, K. Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland, Maurice Mulcahy and Luke Clancy

Gregory N. Connolly, D.M.D., M.P.H., Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Carrie Murray Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S., Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Mark J. Travers, Ph.D., M.S., Division of Public Health Practice, Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
K. Michael Cummings, Ph.D., M.P.H., Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Andrew Hyland, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Maurice Mulcahy, M.Sc., Environmental Health Department, Health Service Executive-West, Galway, Ireland
Luke Clancy, B.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.P.I., Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Dublin, Ireland

Corresponding Author: Gregory N. Connolly, D.M.D., M.P.H., Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Landmark Center, 3rd Floor East, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Telephone: 617-496-0863; Fax: 617-495-8543; E-mail: gconnoll{at}hsph.harvard.edu


  Abstract

Introduction: The present study examined indoor air quality in a global sample of smoke-free and smoking-permitted Irish pubs. We hypothesized that levels of respirable suspended particles, an important marker of secondhand smoke, would be significantly lower in smoke-free Irish pubs than in pubs that allowed smoking.

Methods: Indoor air quality was assessed in 128 Irish pubs in 15 countries between 21 January 2004 and 10 March 2006. Air quality was evaluated using an aerosol monitor, which measures the level of fine particle (PM2.5) pollution in the air. A standard measurement protocol was used by data collectors across study sites.

Results: Overall, the level of air pollution inside smoke-free Irish pubs was 93% lower than the level found in pubs where smoking was permitted.

Discussion: Levels of indoor air pollution can be massively reduced by enacting and enforcing smoke-free policies.

Received: January 31, 2008; Accepted: September 24, 2008
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