title: Secondhand smoke assessment in the first African country adopting a comprehensive smoke-free law (Mauritius).
abstract: A new smoking regulation came into force in Mauritius in March 2009. Environmental nicotine and particles less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) were measured in 60 hospitality venues and shopping malls on December 2009. There was presence of secondhand smoke in 69% of the samples. The overall median [IQR] nicotine and PM2.5 concentrations were 0.05 [<L.Q.-0.17] and 20.28 μg/m3 [IQR: 13.00-59.80], respectively. The highest concentrations of both markers were found in night clubs.
authors: Public Health Agency of Barcelona, PL. Lesseps 1, Barcelona 08023, Spain. mjlopez@aspb.cat
authors: María José
authors: MJ
authors: López
authors: Premduth
authors: P
authors: Burhoo
authors: Leelmanee
authors: L
authors: Moussa
authors: Manel
authors: M
authors: Nebot
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008436:Mauritius; D009538:Nicotine / Q000032:analysis; D010316:Particle Size; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D009538:Nicotine