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31. 35 'Passive smoking' at the workplace I ZUM THE'0A 'PASSIVRAUCHEN' AM ARBEITSPLATZ II' Kllosterkoetter W.; Gono E. Inst. Hyg. Arbeits,med., Gesamthochsch., Univ. Essen ARBEITSIIED.SDZIALMED.PR'AVENTIiV,W,ED. (GERMANY, WEST) ,1975, ~10/12 (1233-236)I, Coden: ASPUa i Languages: GERMAN ~ As a eontribwtion.to the discussion on the theme entitled ' Pass i ve smok iing a t, the Workp llace' , saile commen t s are made on the question of the damege done to:health by passive smoking, and •on the effect of the sl>>el'.l, and aliso on the harm done by irritating substances in tobacco smoke. So far no evidence has been produced as to the nargiful effects on health of passive smoking in the sense of cau5ing the classic diseases and~risks caused by smoking. In particular, nicotine and carbon dioxide under the usual circumstances give no need for fear. The major consid'erat'ion is to avoid the sy•nptoms of irritation caused by i tobacco smoke, whieh can be acconplislied by adequate ventillation. The •problemc raised by smoking are critiCally exam~ined. It is pointed out that for the j',udgement of the I qual'ity of t~he atmosphere in the smoke environment, the MAC (maximum acceptable concentratilons) are ilrrelevant. I 76083922 Protection of nonsmokers in the wor'~shop. Comments on the decree on-work pllaces and the reform of the juvenille workers' protection law NIiCHTRAUCHERSCHWTZ AM ARBEI1TSPLATZ. EIN BEITRAG ZUR ARB'EITSSTATTENVERORDNUNG UND ZUR REFORM DES JUGENDARBEITSSCHU- TZGESETZES Schmidt F.; Wiscnnath A. ' Forscn. Stelle Prav. OnkoB'., Kllin. Fak. Mannheim, Univ. Heidelberg, Mannneiim ZBL.ARBEPT~Sr,1ED. (GERr,1lANY, WEST) ,1975, 25/5 (141-145), Coden: ZAARA. Languag~~s: GER's1AN' Ilndoors, tobacco smoke is the main atmospheric pollut'ant. Passive snoki'ng is allso a definite ri~.sk t'o health. Compulsory passive snoking is in contradiction to the constituti'on and numerous otner laws and d'ecrees. In addition, smoking in the presence of others is an offence against the basi'c requirements of atmospheric hygiene and environmen2al! protection. Therefore a general ban on smoking i'n f,irms is advocated' within the framework of the decree on work places and the juvenile workers' protection la,'• The problem of passive smokiing. I. Tihe inflluence of smoking on the CO concentration in office rooms ZUr.I PROBLE'1 DES PASSI1VRAUCHENS. I. UBER DEN EINFLUSS DES RAUCHENS AUF DIE COi KONZENTR'ATIONI IN BURORAUMEN Harke H.P. Forsch. Inst., Cigarettenindustr. V.,, Hamburg INT.ARCH.ARBEITSYED. (BERL.), (GERMANY, WEST!), ,1974, 33/2 (1.99-206), Coden: IRGGA Languages: GER".tAN! For severall days, continuous CO measurements were carried out in office roo,s in which smokers and nonsmokers were working. The office Duilldinas were situated iin Hamburg ci,ty. In the air conditioned building 1 and in build'ing 2', without air conditioning. a mean CO level exceeding 5 ppm (30 min values) was not observe d. Irn the two office rooms of buildiing 1 a 30 min value exceeding 5 ppm C3 could not be measured. Only once, for a very short time a value of more than 7 ppm CC ~,as recorded. This may be expllained~by the possibi 1 i'ty that a ci'garet,te was held relativelly close to t'he in~let of, the measuring devilce. In the 2 office roons of buill!ding 2 a mean 30 min value exceeding 5 ppm CO could not be registered. However, in both rooms a CO corncenRration (30 miin v'alues) of upito 7 ppm, and in one case of' up to 9'ppm was measured. This concentration was obtained in a room with a volume of 78.2 msup 3, occupied by 3 smokers. In this room the CC concentration increased up to 15.6 ppm, however, only at very short intervals. :ir~'-~~,n ., n

y, The inflluence of tobacco smoke on indju~ atmospneres. I. An overview Schmeltz I.; Hoffmann D.; Wynder E.L. Naylor Dana Inst. D:i's. Prev., Amer. Hlth Found.,, New York,, N.Y. 10021 PREV.MED. (U.S.A.)i .1975, 4/li (66~d2), Coden: PVTMA Languages: ENGLISH The adverse health effects of actiively inhal'ed tobacco smoke on the smoker are well Known. What is less clear ii5 how the nonsmoker is affect~ed by long term expnsure to and passive inhalation of air contaminated by tobacco smoke. Studies on tne chemi'ual composition of tobacco smoke resulted in the identification of numerous compounds, among whi'.ch are established animal carcinogens and coca^cinogens, cili'ostats, irri'.tants, and! other noxious suostan-,es. These are emitted into the atmosphere whenever cigarettes, cigars or pipes are smoked, especiallly via the sidestream smoke, that por24on of troe smoke produced between the puf~fs while the tobacco sniouldens. Concentration levels of constituents such as carbon, monoxide, benzo (a) pyrene and nicotine were measured in public places (i.e. indoors) and in liaboratory controlled indoor ernvironwents. In a number of instances, carbon monoxide levels, depernding upon room size, number of cigarettes or cigars/pines smoked, ventilation rates, etc., are found to approacn (if, not exceed) the threshold limit value. In nonsmokers, passive inhallation of tobacco smoke results iin slightly elevated carboxyhemog,liobin:l'efels and the appearance of nicotine in the urine. An,imals chroni,cally exposed to tobacco smoke develop lesions of the respiratory tract. Related human data sho» that school chilclhen from smoking famillies are more prone to develop respiratiory infections, 8s are 1 yr olld babies of smokiing mothers. The problem of passive smoking. 111. The infiluence of smcking on theCC co-cemtraticni in dri'ving~automobiles ZUR1 PROLE~.' DES PASSLVRAUCHENS. III. 11E1ER DEN' EINFLUSS DES RAUCHENS AUF DIE CO KOrJ7fNTRATION IM KRCrFTFAHRZfUG' BEI FAHRTEN! I'f+1 STADTGE5I;ET Harke H.P'.; Peters H. Forscn. Inst. Ciga^et'~tenindustr. V., H'ainburg, INT.ARCH.ARBEITS:ED. (3ERL.) (GERMANY, WEST) ,1974, 33/3 (221-229), Co,-en: IRGGA Languages: GER','AN CO measurements were carried out in aijtomobiles of different types on a route of 15.35 kmi through Ha7nburg. The rout'e included autobahni, main road'r„ andlby-streets. Two rides were carried out eacMday iin the mornii'ng after rush hour. During tne first rid'e no cigarettes ~ere smoke•-1; duri!ng the second rid'e, 2 of the 4 passengers smckcc;'simultaneousl,y 2 x 2 cigarettes. The doors and windows of thti car were closed; ventilation va,ried as follo.vs,:: V'entilation 0 = air jets closed. blo:.er off; vPnti lation li/2 = air jets open, blo.ver off; ventil'arion 1; = air jets open, blower on• The follo,,ing, results ware ebtai'ned: Tne C0 level; in the car distinctly increased d'u"ing s~•ruking but decreased tj aTbient CO 1!evel within 2-3 rnin after sn,oking. This ons•',•vation .vas aliso made in an unverrti'lated ca!r. The aosoillice CO value depenced;on vemtilatiin an~,speed. At one measurinl point, for examp,l!e, durnng a_,moking period a mean CO conce'ltration of 21.4 pp;n at vent'ilation 0~ras fnund: 15.,7 ppm at ve",tilation 1/2; and 12'.0 ppm at ventilation 1. Uoder the sa,re co)o,ti(Dns at ventil'ation 0 the aut'~hrnrs measwned:a mean COconce•)tration of 112.1 pom at about 80'~ni,hr•, andi 24.3 Pp'riat about 3r~

yq' TI - Fassive smf:rl<<nz3S If t~I%r± or r-•c,I.at-'~Iclic arom3ti'',c hjatrocsrhonE> bs breatFring of ci~garette smor;e-containdbg air._ AU - GRIMMER G AU - BOEHNKE H 1 SO - TNT ARCH OCCUI?' ENVIRON HEALTH; 40 (2)'. 1977'(FECLr 1978) 93-100 AB - HEEP COPYRIGHT: BIOL AB'S. Two wersons were srnof':ina'5 cisarettes/h durin~3 the reriorJ between 9•a.m.-5 r-.m. (ain chanse: 36 m3/h)' in a 36 m3-roonr (= 14.5 m2 covered with' car>-et). To -eliminate tho basi'c Frurr_{ern b~s P-01ec3cllc aromatic h,dT•ocarbons FAH) ori5inati'na from exo:3crnous air, filtered air was sucked into I t.he' tF.,::t rnn r'; n r,-rZn an3) llfa ,ir caims=l~ of or 6 u,3 collected during !S h(as simulated Fassive smoker) contained a determined 16 F'f11i! ceuarrtitativela. Under these courJitionsr at 4 c.r-rr•:,`;,,,.n ri:r,~n zrf ;3' LT"•`3L:' Cf1flGL"ntr'•~lOFL Uf' '?~ C.~ henzo(a),esrerfe/nf3 was detected. The CO concentration increased ~ a~r}i ri;-z.q ir. 1'ta.~s }.h:- AO rc;~rr 4.n~Sinu4 1 n opm (f nr ;z lli mi t~ r{ 4 i rte till 17' r>r=m) arri this concentration staeed constant durins the Of~lrin the Ruhr reaion (West German~i) (annual avera3e of'13 measure j - ani',rntc.. R'riaririrhc of a1 • . 11? r~4/m3)t:hPraia an Ar1i3i'f.iornal burden L,`j Pas:slve' smUkinFA oF1/5 ofttle' normal burden rE'srJlt.lri:3. frnm =si,r u~i~.tthin ft h ir, :; 35. irr3-re~~iri with air chansa of 36 m3/hk.