title: [The assessment of toxic components from tobacco/ smoke in working students].
abstract: The aim of presented study was to assess the basic toxic components intake by working students. The questionnaire study was curried out on 82 students (52 women and 30 men) aged 26 +/- 6 years. However, the percentage of non-smokers in the studying group was 71 (61% of women and 87% of men), the approximately 90% of both analyzing sub-populations: non-smokers and smokers, rank themselves among passive smokers with accompanying of other smokers by mean 2,3 +/- 2,0 hours per day. The estimating daily toxic components intake in active and passive smoker groups, were following respectively: nicotine--4.9 +/- 3.4 vs. 2.0 +/- 1.5; tar--60.3 +/- 42.0 vs. 24.4 +/- 18.0; carbon monoxide--62.4 +/- 43.5 vs. 25.2 +/- 18.7 mg/day. In conclusions, the non-smokers are exposed on toxic components of tobacco smoke in the half parts of these what smokers intake.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Higieny Zywienia Człowieka, Akademia Rolnicza w Poznaniu. rafwoj@au.poznan.pl
authors.forename: Rafat W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Wójciak
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mojs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000032:analysis; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013638:Tars / Q000032:analysis; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D013638:Tars; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D009538:Nicotine; D002248:Carbon Monoxide