Journal article
An evaluation of the indoor air quality in bars before and after a smoking ban in Austin, Texas
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, v 17(3), pp 260-268
May 2007
PMID: 16804559
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Abstract
This study assessed differences in the indoor air quality and occupancy levels in seventeen bars due to a city-wide smoking ban that took effect on September 1, 2005 in Austin, Texas, USA. We measured the following in each venue before and after the smoking ban: mean number of occupants, mean number of lit cigarettes, temperature, relative humidity, room volume, and PM(2.5), CO, and CO(2) concentrations. Additionally, VOC measurements were conducted at three of the venues. There was not a statistically significant change in occupancy, but the best estimate PM(2.5) concentrations in the venues decreased 71-99%, a significant reduction in all venues, relative to the pre-ban levels; CO concentrations decreased significantly in all but one venue; and concentrations of VOCs known to be emitted from cigarettes decreased to below the detection limit for all but two common compounds. These results suggest that the smoking ban has effectively improved indoor air quality in Austin bars without an associated decrease in occupancy.
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- Title
- An evaluation of the indoor air quality in bars before and after a smoking ban in Austin, Texas
- Creators
- Michael S Waring - Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USAJeffrey A Siegel
- Publication Details
- Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, v 17(3), pp 260-268
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000246561100005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34248996654
- Other Identifier
- 991014878445804721
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