LEAH JAYES LEAH.JAYES@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor
Second-hand smoke in four English prisons: an air quality monitoring study
Jayes, Leah; Ratschen, Elena; Murray, Rachael L.; Dymond-White, Suzy; Britton, John
Authors
Elena Ratschen
Rachael L. Murray
Suzy Dymond-White
John Britton
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To measure levels of indoor pollution in relation to smoking in four English prisons.
METHODS: TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitors were used to measure concentrations of particulate matter less than 2.5 mum in diameter (PM2.5) for periods of up to 9 h in selected smoking and non-smoking areas, and personal exposure monitoring of prison staff during a work shift, in four prisons.
RESULTS: PM2.5 data were collected for average periods of 6.5 h from 48 locations on 25 wing landings where smoking was permitted in cells, on 5 non-smoking wings, 13 prisoner cells, and personal monitoring of 22 staff members. Arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentrations were significantly higher on smoking than non-smoking wing landings (43.9 mug/m(3) and 5.9 mug/m(3) respectively, p < 0.001) and in smoking than non-smoking cells (226.2 mug/m(3) and 17.0 mug/m(3) respectively, p < 0.001). Staff members wore monitors for an average of 4.18 h, during which they were exposed to arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentration of 23.5 mug/m(3).
CONCLUSIONS: The concentration of PM2.5 pollution in smoking areas of prisons are extremely high. Smoking in prisons therefore represents a significant health hazard to prisoners and staff members.
Citation
Jayes, L., Ratschen, E., Murray, R. L., Dymond-White, S., & Britton, J. (2016). Second-hand smoke in four English prisons: an air quality monitoring study. BMC Public Health, 16, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 20, 2016 |
Publication Date | Feb 4, 2016 |
Deposit Date | May 12, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | BMC Public Health |
Electronic ISSN | 1471-2458 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y |
Keywords | England/epidemiology; Environmental Monitoring; Humans; Particulate Matter/*analysis; Prisons/*statistics & numerical data; Smoking/*epidemiology; Tobacco Smoke Pollution/*analysis; |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/777109 |
Publisher URL | https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-2757-y |
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