Secondhand hookah smoke: an occupational hazard for hookah bar employees

Tobacco Control
Sherry ZhouTerry Gordon

Abstract

Despite the increasing popularity of hookah bars, there is a lack of research assessing the health effects of hookah smoke among employees. This study investigated indoor air quality in hookah bars and the health effects of secondhand hookah smoke on hookah bar workers. Air samples were collected during the work shift of 10 workers in hookah bars in New York City (NYC). Air measurements of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), fine black carbon (BC2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), and nicotine were collected during each work shift. Blood pressure and heart rate, markers of active smoking and secondhand smoke exposure (exhaled CO and saliva cotinine levels), and selected inflammatory cytokines in blood (ineterleukin (IL)-1b, IL-6, IL-8, interferon γ (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α)) were assessed in workers immediately prior to and immediately after their work shift. The PM2.5 (gravimetric) and BC2.5 concentrations in indoor air varied greatly among the work shifts with mean levels of 363.8 µg/m3 and 2.2 µg/m3, respectively. The mean CO level was 12.9 ppm with a peak value of 22.5 ppm CO observed in one hookah bar. While heart rate was elevated by 6 bpm after occupational exposure, this change was not statistically significant. Leve...Continue Reading

References

Nov 14, 1997·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·K ZayasuH Sasaki
Jul 9, 1998·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·M YamayaH Sasaki
Jan 14, 1999·The New England Journal of Medicine·R Ross
Jun 3, 1999·Environmental Health Perspectives·R A Jenkins, R W Counts
Jun 11, 1999·The European Respiratory Journal·M YamayaM Yamara
Jun 22, 1999·The New England Journal of Medicine·G D Sloop
Mar 4, 2000·The European Respiratory Journal·B TogoresA G Agustí
Aug 15, 2001·Chest·P MontuschiP J Barnes
Jul 11, 2002·Intensive Care Medicine·Rachid ZegdiAlain Tenaillon
Jan 30, 2003·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·M Lippmann
Oct 8, 2003·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Hala TamimWassim Y Almawi
Oct 30, 2003·The European Respiratory Journal·P J BarnesR A Pauwels
Apr 19, 2007·International Journal of Epidemiology·Denise Felber DietrichUNKNOWN SAPALDIA-team
Apr 25, 2007·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Nargis LabibEbenezer Israel
Apr 15, 2008·The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine·Thomas EissenbergWasim Maziak
Aug 23, 2008·Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine·Brian A PrimackThomas E Eissenberg
Jan 13, 2009·BMC Public Health·Jeremy Roskin, Paul Aveyard
Jul 4, 2009·Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health·Nouzar NakhaeeSareh Bahreinifar
Dec 17, 2009·American Journal of Health Behavior·Caroline CobbThomas Eissenberg
Dec 19, 2009·International Journal of Public Health·Hamidreza RoohafzaNizal Sarafzadegan
Nov 16, 2010·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·David L BohacLara A Gundel
Jan 15, 2011·Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care·Mary P MartinasekLeila Martini
Mar 1, 2011·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Erin L SutfinMark Wolfson
Aug 9, 2011·Clinical Toxicology : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists·Süha TürkmenSuleyman Turedi
Feb 10, 2012·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Charles Saunders, Karen Geletko
Mar 16, 2012·CJEM·Giovanna La FauciItai Shavit
Mar 17, 2012·Journal of American College Health : J of ACH·Emily R Grekin, Dinah Ayna
Mar 27, 2012·Tobacco Control·Caroline Oates CobbThomas Eissenberg
Apr 5, 2012·Journal of Addictions Nursing·Devon Noonan, Pamela A Kulbok
Jul 10, 2012·Particle and Fibre Toxicology·Dai-Hua TsaiMurielle Bochud
Jul 11, 2012·The Laryngoscope·Neil Bhattacharyya
Sep 22, 2012·American Journal of Public Health·Steven C FialaRebecca L Pawlak
Sep 26, 2012·Journal of American College Health : J of ACH·Caroline O CobbThomas Eissenberg
Nov 24, 2012·Prehospital and Disaster Medicine·Simon F J ClarkeDominik Zenner
Feb 1, 2013·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene·Anna M HejlLuke P Naeher
Apr 10, 2013·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Jonathan M Samet
Apr 16, 2013·Case Reports in Emergency Medicine·Seda OzkanPolat Durukan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 26, 2016·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·Hermann Fromme, Wolfgang Schober
Apr 15, 2018·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Zaid Al-FahamRandall J Nett
Nov 14, 2017·Clinical Toxicology : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists·Sandra S RetzkyPriscilla Callahan-Lyon
Jun 6, 2017·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Katherine A MoonAna Navas-Acien
Nov 1, 2018·Tobacco Control·Marielle C BrinkmanPamela I Clark
Jan 9, 2020·Annual Review of Public Health·Liqiao LiYifang Zhu
Jul 11, 2019·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Kazem NaddafiMehdi Fazlzadeh
Sep 16, 2019·Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine·Hanan QasimFadi T Khasawneh
Dec 7, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Sònia TorresNoelia Ramírez
Jul 26, 2018·Tobacco Control·Andrew B SeidenbergErin L Sutfin
Sep 11, 2016·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Su Hyun ParkMichael Weitzman
Dec 11, 2020·BMC Public Health·Denis VinnikovPaul D Blanc
Mar 2, 2019·Environmental Research·Iwona Gregorczyk-MagaMateusz Koziej
Apr 18, 2020·Tobacco Control·Byron Lawrence CrapeDzhamilya Sadykova
May 23, 2021·Tobacco Control·Jenni A ShearstonTerry Gordon

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Sensitive and accurate biomarkers used in cardiovascular risk prediction can potentially be used to manage the risk of cardiovascular disease. Discover the latest research on Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment here. Discover the latest research on Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment here.

Cardiovascular Inflammation

Inflammation plays a significant role in the development of cardiovascular diseases, an understanding of these endogenous processes is critical for evaluating the risks and potential treatment strategies. Discover the latest research on cardiovascular inflammation here.