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[A comparison between indoor air quality before and after the implementation of the smoking ban in public places in Italy].
Epidemiol Prev. 2006 Nov-Dec; 30(6):334-7.EP

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To monitor indoor air quality index in a few Italian hospitality industry venues before and after the implementation of the smoking ban in January 2005.

DESIGN

Indoor PM2.5 measurements were carried out in four Milan restaurants during evening hours in the period January-February 2004, and again in January-February 2005, with concurrent outdoor PM2.5 monitoring. The measures were recorded with a portable laser-operated aerosol analyzer with a sampling time of 2 minutes, calibrated by comparison with gravimetric method

RESULTS

PM2.5 ranged between 187+/-52 and 709+/-180 mg/m3, and between 24+/-10 e 141+/-28 mg/m3 (p <0.0001) in the years 2004 and 2005, respectively. After the 2005 smoking ban, overall indoor fine particle pollution decreased by values in the range from 81 to 96%.

CONCLUSIONS

Within the limits of a small sample, the study showed a good compliance with the smoking ban in the hospitality industry which resulted in a remarkable improvement in air quality index. Smoking ban thus appears to achieve the aims of protecting people from exposure to an unwanted dangerous pollutant such as environmental tobacco smoke.

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Ruprecht A
Unità funzionale per la prevenzione dei danni da fumo dell'istituto nazionale per lo studio e la cura dei tumori SIMG, Società italiana di medicina generate, Milano.
Boffi R
No affiliation info available
Mazza R
No affiliation info available
Rossetti E
No affiliation info available
De Marco C
No affiliation info available
Invernizzi G
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Air Pollution, IndoorHumansItalyOccupational ExposurePublic FacilitiesTobacco Smoke Pollution

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
English Abstract
Journal Article

Language

ita

PubMed ID

17333687

Citation

Ruprecht, Ario, et al. "[A Comparison Between Indoor Air Quality Before and After the Implementation of the Smoking Ban in Public Places in Italy]." Epidemiologia E Prevenzione, vol. 30, no. 6, 2006, pp. 334-7.
Ruprecht A, Boffi R, Mazza R, et al. [A comparison between indoor air quality before and after the implementation of the smoking ban in public places in Italy]. Epidemiol Prev. 2006;30(6):334-7.
Ruprecht, A., Boffi, R., Mazza, R., Rossetti, E., De Marco, C., & Invernizzi, G. (2006). [A comparison between indoor air quality before and after the implementation of the smoking ban in public places in Italy]. Epidemiologia E Prevenzione, 30(6), 334-7.
Ruprecht A, et al. [A Comparison Between Indoor Air Quality Before and After the Implementation of the Smoking Ban in Public Places in Italy]. Epidemiol Prev. 2006 Nov-Dec;30(6):334-7. PubMed PMID: 17333687.
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TY - JOUR T1 - [A comparison between indoor air quality before and after the implementation of the smoking ban in public places in Italy]. AU - Ruprecht,Ario, AU - Boffi,Roberto, AU - Mazza,Roberto, AU - Rossetti,Edoardo, AU - De Marco,Cinzia, AU - Invernizzi,Giovanni, PY - 2007/3/6/pubmed PY - 2007/4/24/medline PY - 2007/3/6/entrez SP - 334 EP - 7 JF - Epidemiologia e prevenzione JO - Epidemiol Prev VL - 30 IS - 6 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To monitor indoor air quality index in a few Italian hospitality industry venues before and after the implementation of the smoking ban in January 2005. DESIGN: Indoor PM2.5 measurements were carried out in four Milan restaurants during evening hours in the period January-February 2004, and again in January-February 2005, with concurrent outdoor PM2.5 monitoring. The measures were recorded with a portable laser-operated aerosol analyzer with a sampling time of 2 minutes, calibrated by comparison with gravimetric method RESULTS: PM2.5 ranged between 187+/-52 and 709+/-180 mg/m3, and between 24+/-10 e 141+/-28 mg/m3 (p <0.0001) in the years 2004 and 2005, respectively. After the 2005 smoking ban, overall indoor fine particle pollution decreased by values in the range from 81 to 96%. CONCLUSIONS: Within the limits of a small sample, the study showed a good compliance with the smoking ban in the hospitality industry which resulted in a remarkable improvement in air quality index. Smoking ban thus appears to achieve the aims of protecting people from exposure to an unwanted dangerous pollutant such as environmental tobacco smoke. SN - 1120-9763 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17333687/[A_comparison_between_indoor_air_quality_before_and_after_the_implementation_of_the_smoking_ban_in_public_places_in_Italy]_ L2 - http://www.epidemiologiaeprevenzione.it/materiali/ARCHIVIO_PDF/2006/E&amp;P6/E&amp;P6_334_art2.pdf DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -