Feasibility of Measuring Tobacco Smoke Air Pollution in Homes: Report from a Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Ethics and Trial Registration
2.2. Design
2.3. Participants
2.4. Intervention
2.5. Baseline Data Collection
2.6. Particulate Matter (PM) Measurement
2.7. Original Protocol for PM Measurement
2.8. Measurement of Air Nicotine
2.9. Description of Findings
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results
3.1.1. Participants
3.1.2. Descriptive PM Statistics
Family | Mean | Minimum | Maximum |
---|---|---|---|
N1 | 0.009 | 0.001 | 0.126 |
N2 mother | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.414 |
N2 father | 0.018 | 0.006 | 0.441 |
N3 | 0.013 | 0.004 | 0.171 |
N4 | 0.018 | 0.008 | 0.356 |
N5 | 0.021 | 0.006 | 0.214 |
N6 | 0.016 | 0.005 | 0.389 |
N7 | 0.200 | 0.008 | 1.471 |
N8 | 0.015 | 0.003 | 0.293 |
N9 | 0.007 | 0.000 | 0.172 |
N11 | 0.027 | 0.002 | 0.375 |
A1 | 0.017 | 0.007 | 0.364 |
A2 | 0.024 | 0.007 | 0.488 |
A3 | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.467 |
A4 | 0.030 | 0.004 | 0.528 |
A5 | 0.019 | 0.008 | 0.245 |
A6 | 0.020 | 0.000 | 1.418 |
A7 | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.182 |
A8 | 0.022 | 0.008 | 0.640 |
V1 | 0.009 | 0.003 | 0.166 |
V2 | 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.297 |
V3 | 0.009 | 0.001 | 0.375 |
Y1 | 0.015 | 0.004 | 0.525 |
Y2 | 0.030 | 0.0100 | 0.188 |
Y3 | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.320 |
Y4 | 0.020 | 0.001 | 4.641 |
Y5 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.783 |
Y6 | 0.018 | 0.007 | 0.364 |
3.1.3. Results of Continuous 8-h PM2.5 Monitoring Using the Sidepak
3.1.4. Real-Time Monitoring with the Sidepak
3.1.5. Use of the Dylos Monitor
3.1.6. Air Nicotine Measurement
3.2. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Rosen, L.; Zucker, D.; Hovell, M.; Brown, N.; Ram, A.; Myers, V. Feasibility of Measuring Tobacco Smoke Air Pollution in Homes: Report from a Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 15129-15142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214970
Rosen L, Zucker D, Hovell M, Brown N, Ram A, Myers V. Feasibility of Measuring Tobacco Smoke Air Pollution in Homes: Report from a Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(12):15129-15142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214970
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosen, Laura, David Zucker, Melbourne Hovell, Nili Brown, Amit Ram, and Vicki Myers. 2015. "Feasibility of Measuring Tobacco Smoke Air Pollution in Homes: Report from a Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 12: 15129-15142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214970