Environmental Health
Problems,
Signs and Remedial Action
From
"Indoor Air Pollution." Co-sponsored by:
The American Lung
Association
(ALA),
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA),
The Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), and
The American Medical Association
(AMA)
Key Signs/Symptoms in Adults ...
- rhinitis/pharyngitis, nasal congestion, persistent cough
- conjunctival irritation
- headache
- wheezing (bronchial constriction)
- exacerbation of chronic respiratory conditions
... and in Infants and Children
- asthma onset
- increased severity of, or difficulty in controlling, asthma
- frequent upper respiratory infections and/or episodes of otitis
media
- persistent middle-ear effusion
- snoring
- repeated pneumonia, bronchitis
Diagnostic Leads
- Is individual exposed to environmental tobacco smoke on a regular
basis?
- Test urine of infants and small children for cotinine, a biomarker
for nicotine
Remedial Action
While improved general ventilation of indoor spaces may
decrease the odor of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), health risks
cannot be eliminated by generally accepted ventilation methods. Research
has led to the conclusion that total removal of tobacco smoke - a complex
mixture of gaseous and particulate components - through general
ventilation is not feasible.3
The most effective solution is to eliminate all smoking
from the individual's environment, either through smoking prohibitions or
by restricting smoking to properly designed smoking rooms. These rooms
should be separately ventilated to the outside.4
Some higher efficiency air cleaning systems, under select
conditions, can remove some tobacco smoke particles. Most air cleaners,
including the popular desk-top models, however, cannot remove the gaseous
pollutants from this source. And while some air cleaners are designed to
remove specific gaseous pollutants, none is expected to remove all of them
and should not be relied upon to do so. (For further comment, see Questions
That May Be Asked - Can Other Air Cleaners Help?)
For more
information on the effects environmental tobacco smoke, please refer to
this page:
Environmental
Tobacco Health Effects
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