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The impact of clean indoor air exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers

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  • Stark, M.J.
  • Rohde, K.
  • Maher, J.E.
  • Pizacani, B.A.
  • Dent, C.W.
  • Bard, R.
  • Carmella, S.G.
  • Benoit, A.R.
  • Thomson, N.M.
  • Hecht, S.S.

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Objectives. We studied the impact of clean indoor air law exemptions and pre-emption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen - 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) - among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers. Methods. We collected urine specimens from 32 nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers from communities in Oregon where smoking is prohibited in bars and restaurants, and from 52 participants from communities in Oregon where smoking is allowed. Urine specimens collected before and after a workshift were analyzed for 3 NNK metabolites and reported as total 4-(methylnitrosamino) -1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL). Urinalysis results from participants protected from workplace secondhand smoke were compared with results from participants who were exposed to it. Results. Participants exposed to workplace secondhand smoke were more likely to have any detectable level of NNAL (P=.005) and higher mean levels of NNAL (P

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  • Stark, M.J. & Rohde, K. & Maher, J.E. & Pizacani, B.A. & Dent, C.W. & Bard, R. & Carmella, S.G. & Benoit, A.R. & Thomson, N.M. & Hecht, S.S., 2007. "The impact of clean indoor air exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(8), pages 1457-1463.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2006.094086_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.094086
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    1. Jacques J. Prignot, 2011. "Recent Contributions of Air- and Biomarkers to the Control of Secondhand Smoke (SHS): A Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-35, March.
    2. Hadii M. Mamudu & Fenose Osedeme & Crystal Robertson & Mary Ann Littleton & Daniel Owusu & Liang Wang & Donley T. Studlar, 2020. "A Qualitative Study to Explore Perception of Impacts of Preemption of Tobacco Regulation on Counties in Appalachian Tennessee," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-16, May.

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