Jayes, Leah R, Ratschen, Elena orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-9608, Murray, Rachael L et al. (2 more authors) (2016) Second-hand smoke in four English prisons:an air quality monitoring study. BMC Public Health. 119. ISSN 1471-2458
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To measure levels of indoor pollution in relation to smoking in four English prisons. METHODS: TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitors were used to measure concentrations of particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) for periods of up to 9 h in selected smoking and non-smoking areas, and personal exposure monitoring of prison staff during a work shift, in four prisons. RESULTS: PM2.5 data were collected for average periods of 6.5 h from 48 locations on 25 wing landings where smoking was permitted in cells, on 5 non-smoking wings, 13 prisoner cells, and personal monitoring of 22 staff members. Arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentrations were significantly higher on smoking than non-smoking wing landings (43.9 μg/m(3) and 5.9 μg/m(3) respectively, p < 0.001) and in smoking than non-smoking cells (226.2 μg/m(3) and 17.0 μg/m(3) respectively, p < 0.001). Staff members wore monitors for an average of 4.18 h, during which they were exposed to arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentration of 23.5 μg/m(3). CONCLUSIONS: The concentration of PM2.5 pollution in smoking areas of prisons are extremely high. Smoking in prisons therefore represents a significant health hazard to prisoners and staff members.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Authors |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2016 16:09 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 12:56 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98062 |
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