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Fine particulate levels in indoor settings in various studies (some of which were before and after studies around local or national smokefree laws) |
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| Settings |
Legally non-smoking settings (Mean PM2.5 in μg/m3) |
Settings with smoking permitted (Mean PM2.5 in μg/m3) |
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| Ireland: pubs [28] |
6 |
36 |
| Boston, Massachusetts (USA): bars [29] |
8* |
179* |
| Austin, Texas: bars [30] |
11 |
151 |
| Delaware (USA): bars/restaurants (US)** [10] |
11 |
160 |
| New Zealand: All pubs, bars, & restaurants in this study |
16 |
-- |
| Malaysia: bars, nightclubs and discos [31] |
22 |
537 |
| Western New York (USA): bars/restaurants [7] |
25 |
324 |
| Thailand: bars, nightclubs and discos [31] |
27 |
661 |
| 20 US states & Puerto Rico: hospitality venues (n = 790) [32] |
28 |
273 |
| Germany: bars/discos (median values) [33] |
-- |
195/869 |
| North West England: pubs [8] |
-- |
286 |
| 24-country study of 932 indoor venues [4] |
-- |
317 |
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* Actually "PM3.5", though this is closely related to PM2.5 as described in this study. ** Based on the six bars/restaurants (and excluding the casino and pool hall). | ||
Wilson et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:85 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-85 |
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