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Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 11, No. 3, 146-152 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X0201100304

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Ventilation in 20 Social Venues in Perth, Western Australia

P. Dingle

School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A., Australia

P. Tapsell

School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A., Australia

I. Tremains

School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A., Australia

R. Tan

School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A., Australia

The indoor air quality and ventilation systems of 20 indoor public venues in the Perth Metropolitan area were investigated. This included 4 licensed restaurants, 2 licensed sporting clubs, 6 coffee shops (including a smoking café in a non-smoking shopping centre), 5 tav erns, 2 night-clubs and a major hotel. Indicators oftobac co smoke and ventilation were monitored, the ventilation system was inspected and the number of people en gaged in smoking and not smoking were counted. Averaged levels of nicotine varied between 1.91 and 22.4 µg.m-3 and were highest in taverns. Significantly higher levels of nicotine were found in the public areas compared to levels behind the bar in taverns and clubs. Particulate levels and levels of carbon monoxide were elevated. With the exception of the major international hotel, all venues were found to have significant deficien cies in the running and maintenance of their air condi tioning systems.

Key Words: Environmental tobacco smoke • exposure levels • Social venues . • Nicotine


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