dc.creator | Muñoz, Claudio | |
dc.creator | Droppelmann, Andrea | |
dc.creator | Erazo Bahamondes, Marcia | |
dc.creator | Aceituno, Paulina | |
dc.creator | Orellana Pozo, Cecilia | |
dc.creator | Parro Fluxa, Javiera | |
dc.creator | Mesías Monsalve, Stephanie | |
dc.creator | Marchetti Pareto, Nella | |
dc.creator | Navas Acien, Ana | |
dc.creator | Iglesias Álamos, Verónica | |
dc.creator | Navas Acie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-02T18:07:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-02T18:07:40Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-11-02T18:07:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-10 | |
dc.identifier | American Journal of Industrial Medicine 59:887–896 (2016) | |
dc.identifier | 10.1002/ajim.22616 | |
dc.identifier | https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/145428 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To evaluate indoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in bars and restaurants and identify the main determinants of airborne PAH concentrations.
Methods This study included 57 bars/restaurants in Santiago, Chile. PAH concentrations (ng/m(3)) were measured using photoelectric aerosol sensor equipment (PAS 2000CE model). Nicotine concentrations (mg/m(3)) were measured using active sampling pumps followed by gas-chromatography. Linear regression models were used to identify determinants of PAH concentrations.
Results PAH concentrations were higher in venues that allowed smoking compared to smoke-free venues. After adjusting, the air PAH concentrations were 1.40 (0.64-3.10) and 3.34 (1.43-7.83) ng/m(3) higher for tertiles 2 and 3 of air nicotine compared to the lowest tertile.
Conclusions In hospitality venues where smoking is allowed, secondhand smoke exposure is a major source of PAHs in the environment. This research further supports the importance of implementing complete smoking bans to protect service industry workers from PAH exposure. | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Wiley | |
dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/ | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile | |
dc.source | American Journal of Industrial Medicine | |
dc.subject | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | |
dc.subject | Environmental tobacco smoke | |
dc.subject | Nicotine | |
dc.subject | Workplace | |
dc.subject | Occupational health | |
dc.title | Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bars and Restaurants in Santiago, Chile | |
dc.type | Artículo de revista | |