Assessement of air quality in turin by personal monitoring of nonsmokers for respirable suspended particles and environmental tobacco smoke

摘要

Exposure to respirable suspended particles (RSP), environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) particles, nicotine, and 3-ethernylpyridine (3-EP) was assessed in Turin for 188 subjects during February and March 1995. Personal monitors were worn over a 24-h period, each subject providing a saliva Sample for cotinine analysis both prior to and following the monitoring period. Comprehensive Lifestyle questinnaires were also completed before and after the 24-h monitoring period. The study Comprised housewives in one group, primarily for assessing exposures in the home, and office Workers in a second group to assess exposures in the workplace.