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Indoor Air Quality

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Hitoshi Kasuga

    1. Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Bohseidai, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan

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Table of contents (58 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. The International Conference on Indoor Air Quality — Opening Address

    1. The International Conference on Indoor Air Quality — Opening Address

      • H. Kasuga
      Pages 1-1

  4. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Measurement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Aging of Sidestream Tobacco Smoke Components in Ambient Environments

      • R. R. Rawbone, W. Burns, G. Haslett
      Pages 55-61

    3. Indoor Air Quality: The Contribution of Environmental Tobacco Smoke

      • R. Perry, J. N. Lester, M. Hunter, P. W. W. Kirk, S.-O. Baek
      Pages 62-75

    4. Personal Exposure to Ambient Nicotine in Different Seasons

      • S. Umemura, Y. Ishizu, M. Muramatsu
      Pages 76-81

    5. The Measurement of ETS Through Adsorption/Desorption Procedures

      • C. Proctor, H. Dymond
      Pages 82-89

    6. Removal of Cigarette Smoke Particulates from Room Environment

      • H. Emi, C. Kanaoka, Y. Otani
      Pages 90-98

    7. Results from Surveys of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Offices and Restaurants

      • G. B. Oldaker III, P. F. Perfetti, F. C. Conrad Jr., J. M. Conner, R. L. McBride
      Pages 99-104

    8. Strategy for Future ETS Exposure Measurements Relative to Its Transient Nature and Other Indoor Air Pollutants

      • I. O’Neill
      Pages 105-111

    9. Assessment of ETS Impact on Office Air Quality

      • J. J. Piadé, C. Gerber, W. Fink
      Pages 112-119

    10. ETS in Offices and When Smoking Is Restricted to Designated But Not Separately Ventilated Areas

      • T. D. Sterling, B. Mueller
      Pages 120-129

  5. Biological Effects Associated with Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer — Recent Aspects on Confounders and Dose Levels

      • R. Rylander, L. C. Koo
      Pages 133-137

    3. Urinary Mutagenicity, Hydroxyphenanthrene, and Thioether Excretion After Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

      • G. Scherer, K. Westphal, F. Adlkofer
      Pages 138-146
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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) as a harmful influence on the health of nonsmokers has been a controversial topic since the early 1980s. The International Conference on Indoor Air Quality held in Tokyo examined in great detail the relationship between passive smoking and lung cancer as revealed by a large cohort study. The participants were all highly qualified and experienced experts of world renown in their own fields of specialty. The deleterious effect of cigarette smoking on health is considered an established fact and as such has been used as a basic weapon in anti-smoking campaigns. There are, however, some questionable areas such as confronting variables, degree of correlation, the overall consistency of the data, and the problems of ETS measurement. Reports on other indoor pollution problems such as the presence of No2, CO, and particulates in indoor air, together with the problem of indoor air pollution in the lesser-developed countries were also given. This collection of papers will contribute greatly to research into tobacco smoking epidemiology and assist in establishing a clear focus on an issue which has tended to become hopelessly obscured.

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  • Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Bohseidai, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan

    Hitoshi Kasuga

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