Sidestream smoke

by smoking. The New York City Health Department has enacted its most recent regulations on August 1, 2014 called the Local Law 94 and Local Law 97. The Health Department strives to provide smoke-free air, reduce the availability of tobacco to underage children, and restrict the promotion of tobacco. The Smoke Free Air Act (SFAA)…

Children are very sensitive to second-hand smoke and it can cause premature death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, various other respiratory problems, as well as fatal diseases such as lung cancer, and heart disease. Also, children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are seven times more likely to smoke. Since it is very difficult to prevent cigarette smoking in public areas, non-smokers should either choose a different area that is strictly non-smoking or try to stay as far away from the…

furniture renovation (Héroux et al. 2010). Cigarette smoking accounts as an important contributor to indoor benzene levels. Brunnemann et al, reported a concentration of benzene from 345 to 653 μg/cigarette in the sidestream smoke and ranged from 5.9 to 73 μg/cigarette in the mainstream smoke(Brunnemann et al.…