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Secondhand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Europe.
Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Nov; 116(11):1469-72.EH

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Although in the last few years some European countries have implemented smoking bans in hospitality venues, the levels of secondhand smoke (SHS) in this occupational sector could still be extremely high in most countries.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to assess exposure to SHS in hospitality venues in 10 European cities.

METHODS

We included 167 hospitality venues (58 discotheques and pubs, 82 restaurants and cafeterias, and 27 fast-food restaurants) in this cross-sectional study. We carried out fieldwork in 10 European cities: Vienna (Austria), Paris (France), Athens (Greece), Florence and Belluno (Italy), Galway (Ireland), Barcelona (Spain), Warsaw and Lublin (Poland), and Bratislava (Slovak Republic). We measured vapor-phase nicotine as an SHS marker.

RESULTS

We analyzed 504 samples and found nicotine in most samples (97.4%). We found the highest median concentrations in discos/pubs [32.99 microg/m(3); interquartile range (IQR), 8.06-66.84 microg/m(3)] and lower median concentrations in restaurants/cafeterias (2.09 microg/m(3); IQR, 0.49-6.73 microg/m(3)) and fast-food restaurants (0.31 microg/m(3); IQR, 0.11-1.30 microg/m(3)) (p < 0.05). We found differences of exposure between countries that may be related to their smoking regulations. Where we sampled smoking and nonsmoking areas, nicotine concentrations were significantly lower in nonsmoking areas.

CONCLUSIONS

Hospitality venues from European cities without smoking regulations have very high levels of SHS exposure. Monitoring of SHS on a regular basis as well as a total smoking ban in hospitality sector would be needed.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Lopez MJ
Evaluation and Intervention Methods Unit, Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. mjlopez@aspb.es
Nebot M
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Albertini M
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Birkui P
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Centrich F
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Chudzikova M
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Georgouli M
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Gorini G
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Moshammer H
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Mulcahy M
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Pilali M
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Serrahima E
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Tutka P
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Fernandez E
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MeSH

Cross-Sectional StudiesEuropeHumansRestaurantsTobacco Smoke Pollution

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19057698

Citation

Lopez, Maria J., et al. "Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Hospitality Venues in Europe." Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 116, no. 11, 2008, pp. 1469-72.
Lopez MJ, Nebot M, Albertini M, et al. Secondhand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Europe. Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116(11):1469-72.
Lopez, M. J., Nebot, M., Albertini, M., Birkui, P., Centrich, F., Chudzikova, M., Georgouli, M., Gorini, G., Moshammer, H., Mulcahy, M., Pilali, M., Serrahima, E., Tutka, P., & Fernandez, E. (2008). Secondhand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Europe. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(11), 1469-72. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11374
Lopez MJ, et al. Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Hospitality Venues in Europe. Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116(11):1469-72. PubMed PMID: 19057698.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Secondhand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Europe. AU - Lopez,Maria J, AU - Nebot,Manel, AU - Albertini,Marco, AU - Birkui,Pierre, AU - Centrich,Francesc, AU - Chudzikova,Monika, AU - Georgouli,Maria, AU - Gorini,Giuseppe, AU - Moshammer,Hanns, AU - Mulcahy,Maurice, AU - Pilali,Maria, AU - Serrahima,Eulalia, AU - Tutka,Piotr, AU - Fernandez,Esteve, Y1 - 2008/07/18/ PY - 2008/02/15/received PY - 2008/07/18/accepted PY - 2008/12/6/pubmed PY - 2009/1/28/medline PY - 2008/12/6/entrez KW - Europe KW - hospitality sector KW - passive smoking KW - secondhand smoke KW - vapor-phase nicotine SP - 1469 EP - 72 JF - Environmental health perspectives JO - Environ Health Perspect VL - 116 IS - 11 N2 - BACKGROUND: Although in the last few years some European countries have implemented smoking bans in hospitality venues, the levels of secondhand smoke (SHS) in this occupational sector could still be extremely high in most countries. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess exposure to SHS in hospitality venues in 10 European cities. METHODS: We included 167 hospitality venues (58 discotheques and pubs, 82 restaurants and cafeterias, and 27 fast-food restaurants) in this cross-sectional study. We carried out fieldwork in 10 European cities: Vienna (Austria), Paris (France), Athens (Greece), Florence and Belluno (Italy), Galway (Ireland), Barcelona (Spain), Warsaw and Lublin (Poland), and Bratislava (Slovak Republic). We measured vapor-phase nicotine as an SHS marker. RESULTS: We analyzed 504 samples and found nicotine in most samples (97.4%). We found the highest median concentrations in discos/pubs [32.99 microg/m(3); interquartile range (IQR), 8.06-66.84 microg/m(3)] and lower median concentrations in restaurants/cafeterias (2.09 microg/m(3); IQR, 0.49-6.73 microg/m(3)) and fast-food restaurants (0.31 microg/m(3); IQR, 0.11-1.30 microg/m(3)) (p < 0.05). We found differences of exposure between countries that may be related to their smoking regulations. Where we sampled smoking and nonsmoking areas, nicotine concentrations were significantly lower in nonsmoking areas. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitality venues from European cities without smoking regulations have very high levels of SHS exposure. Monitoring of SHS on a regular basis as well as a total smoking ban in hospitality sector would be needed. SN - 0091-6765 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19057698/Secondhand_smoke_exposure_in_hospitality_venues_in_Europe_ L2 - https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.11374?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&amp;rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&amp;rfr_dat=cr_pub=pubmed DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -