 The impact of clean indoor air exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workersM.J. Stark, K. Rohde, J.E. Maher, B.A. Pizacani, C.W. Dent, R. Bard, S.G. Carmella, A.R. Benoit, N.M. Thomson and S.S. Hecht American Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 97, issue 8, 1457-1463 Abstract: Objectives. We studied the impact of clean indoor air law exemptions and pre-emption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen - 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) - among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers. Methods. We collected urine specimens from 32 nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers from communities in Oregon where smoking is prohibited in bars and restaurants, and from 52 participants from communities in Oregon where smoking is allowed. Urine specimens collected before and after a workshift were analyzed for 3 NNK metabolites and reported as total 4-(methylnitrosamino) -1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL). Urinalysis results from participants protected from workplace secondhand smoke were compared with results from participants who were exposed to it. Results. Participants exposed to workplace secondhand smoke were more likely to have any detectable level of NNAL (P=.005) and higher mean levels of NNAL (P Date: 2007 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2006.094086_0 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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