Open AccessSmoking ban and indoor air quality in restaurants in Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Lalit J Raute,
Prakash C. Gupta,
Mangesh S. Pednekar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.90377
Subject(s) - harm , indoor air quality , environmental health , smoke , air quality index , indoor air , business , secondhand smoke , environmental science , geography , toxicology , environmental engineering , meteorology , medicine , political science , law , biology
Second-hand smoke contains several toxic chemicals that are known to pollute the air and harm people's health. In India, smoking in public places has been prohibited since October 2008 as a way to reduce second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure. The purpose of the present study was to assess the implementation of smoke-free policies and its impact on indoor air quality by measuring the PM(2.5) levels in bars and restaurants, restaurants, country liquor bars, hookah restaurants and pubs in Mumbai.