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Tobacco Smoke
Environmental tobacco smoke, passive smoking
What is in the book?
Chapter: Pollutants and their health risk
Environmental tobacco smoke
Health effects
Reduce exposure
"Exposure to secondhand smoke may have certain harmful - possibly even fatal - health effects such as lung cancer and heart disease." (American Lung Association, 2001)
Billion-dollar law suits against tobacco companies highlight the fact that smoking is a major cause of death and disease. Because the evidence is mounting that passive smoking is also a health hazard, smoke-free restaurants, offices and public places slowly become the norm. A typical example is the ban of smoking on all flights of major airlines.
"We found that passive smoking poses a significant threat to public health, particularly childhood respiratory health, lung cancer, and that the evidence in relation to heart disease is growing all the time. And there was no dispute about that."
(Associate Professor Konrad Jamrozik of the University of Western Australia, 06Oct1997)
