A case study of exposure to ultrafine particles from secondhand tobacco smoke in an automobile

Indoor Air
S Liu, Y Zhu

Abstract

Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) in enclosed spaces is a major source of potentially harmful airborne particles. To quantify exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP) because of SHS and to investigate the interaction between pollutants from SHS and vehicular emissions, number concentration and size distribution of UFP and other air pollutants (CO, CO(2) , and PM(2.5)) were measured inside a moving vehicle under five different ventilation conditions. A major interstate freeway with a speed limit of 60 mph and an urban roadway with a speed limit of 30 mph were selected to represent typical urban routes. In a typical 30-min commute on urban roadways, the SHS of one cigarette exposed passengers to approximately 10 times the UFP and 120 times the PM(2.5) of ambient air. The most effective solution to protect passengers from SHS exposure is to abstain from smoking in the vehicle. Opening a window is an effective method for decreasing pollutant exposures on most urban roadways. However, under road conditions with high UFP concentrations, such as tunnels or busy freeways with high proportion of heavy-duty diesel trucks (such as the 710 Freeway in Los Angeles, CA, USA), opening a window is not a viable method to reduce UFPs. Time budget studi...Continue Reading

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