Environmental tobacco smoke in designated smoking areas in the hospitality industry: Exposure measurements, exposure modelling and policy assessment

Environment International

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-74

  McNabola, A ^a   Eyre, G J ^a   Gill, L W ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benzene; ETS; Personal exposure; Smoking; Smoking areas; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

ETS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; SMOKING; SMOKING AREAS; TOBACCO CONTROL;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

BENZENE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LEGISLATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRELAND; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

IRELAND;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84860562960     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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