Simulation supported field study of environmental tobacco smoke leakage from smoking rooms in 19 Dutch pubs
conference paper
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is produced during smoking and smoldering of tobacco products. This field study has measured how much ETS is leaking from smoking rooms into smoke free areas in 19 Dutch cafes. Nicotine, 3-EP and PM2,5 have been used as tracer compounds for ETS. The use of smoking rooms in the hospitality venues which have been investigated causes that ETS concentrations in smoke free areas of cafés are 10 to 100 times lower than those observed in hospitality industry where smoking is allowed. However, smoking rooms do not reduce ETS concentrations in the smoke free area to levels found in smoke free hospitality industry without smoking rooms. The simulation model shows that in particular high density of customers, the intensity of the smoking, the use of swing doors and transfer of smoke from the smoking room to the smoke free area by the ventilation system, are the cause of the 10 to 20 times elevated ETS concentrations [compared to what?].
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TNO Identifier
476247
ISBN
9781627482721
Source title
12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011, 5-10 June 2011, Austin, TX, USA
Pages
1954-1960
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