Second-hand smoke in four English prisons: an air quality monitoring study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Suzy Dymond-White¹  John Britton²  Rachael L. Murray²  Elena Ratschen²  Leah R. Jayes² 

[1] National Offender Management Service, SW1H 9EX, Clive house, 70 Petty France, London, UK;UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies and Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK;

关键词: Smoking;    Passive smoking;    Air pollution;    Tobacco;    Prison;    Smoke-free;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y

 received in 2015-10-12, accepted in 2016-01-20,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo measure levels of indoor pollution in relation to smoking in four English prisons.MethodsTSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitors were used to measure concentrations of particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) for periods of up to 9 h in selected smoking and non-smoking areas, and personal exposure monitoring of prison staff during a work shift, in four prisons.ResultsPM2.5 data were collected for average periods of 6.5 h from 48 locations on 25 wing landings where smoking was permitted in cells, on 5 non-smoking wings, 13 prisoner cells, and personal monitoring of 22 staff members. Arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentrations were significantly higher on smoking than non-smoking wing landings (43.9 μg/m3 and 5.9 μg/m3 respectively, p < 0.001) and in smoking than non-smoking cells (226.2 μg/m3 and 17.0 μg/m3 respectively, p < 0.001). Staff members wore monitors for an average of 4.18 h, during which they were exposed to arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentration of 23.5 μg/m3.ConclusionsThe concentration of PM2.5 pollution in smoking areas of prisons are extremely high. Smoking in prisons therefore represents a significant health hazard to prisoners and staff members.

【 授权许可】

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