title: [Estimation of the excess of lung cancer mortality risk associated to environmental tobacco smoke exposure of hospitality workers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the excess lung cancer mortality risk associated with environmental tobacco (ETS) smoke exposure among hospitality workers. The estimation was done using objective measures in several hospitality settings in Barcelona.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vapour phase nicotine was measured in several hospitality settings. These measurements were used to estimate the excess lung cancer mortality risk associated with ETS exposure for a 40 year working life, using the formula developed by Repace and Lowrey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Excess lung cancer mortality risk associated with ETS exposure was higher than 145 deaths per 100,000 workers in all places studied, except for cafeterias in hospitals, where excess lung cancer mortality risk was 22 per 100,000. In discoteques, for comparison, excess lung cancer mortality risk is 1,733 deaths per 100,000 workers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hospitality workers are exposed to ETS levels related to a very high excess lung cancer mortality risk. These data confirm that ETS control measures are needed to protect hospital workers.
authors.affiliation: Servei d'Avaluació i Mètodes d'Intervenció, Agència de Salut Pública, Barcelona, Spain. mjlopez@aspb.es
authors.forename: M José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nebot
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Juárez
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ariza
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salles
authors.forename: Eulàlia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serrahima
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012147:Restaurants; D012306:Risk; D013030:Spain; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution