title: Estimation of personal exposure to ambient nicotine in daily environment.
abstract: To evaluate the actual exposure level of nonsmokers to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in their daily life, the exposure level of ambient nicotine was measured with a nicotine personal monitor carried by a nonsmoker. Average exposure levels of nicotine, even in such smoky places as cars, coffee shops and pubs, were less than 45 micrograms/m3. As a result of all-day monitoring, the highest amount of nicotine inhaled in a day was estimated, in this study, to be up to 310 micrograms, equivalent to actively smoking 0.31 ordinary cigarettes.
authors: Central Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc., Kanagawa, Japan.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Muramatsu
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Umemura
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Fukui
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Arai
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kira
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine / Q000032:analysis*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D009538:Nicotine