Secondhand smoke assessment in the first African country adopting a comprehensive smoke-free law (Mauritius)

María José López; Premduth Burhoo; Leelmanee Moussa; Manel Nebot

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2011.09.011

Secondhand smoke assessment in the first African country adopting a comprehensive smoke-free law (Mauritius)

María José López, Premduth Burhoo, Leelmanee Moussa, Manel Nebot

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Abstract

A new smoking regulation came into force in Mauritius in March 2009. Environmental nicotine and particles less than 2.5μm in diameter (PM2.5) were measured in 60 hospitality venues and shopping malls on December 2009. There was presence of secondhand smoke in 69% of the samples. The overall median [IQR] nicotine and PM2.5 concentrations were 0.05 [3 [IQR: 13.00-59.80], respectively. The highest concentrations of both markers were found in night clubs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1024-1026
Number of pages	3
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	111
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2011.09.011
State	Published - Nov 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Africa
Environmental nicotine
PM2.5
Secondhand smoke
Smoking law

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General Environmental Science
Biochemistry

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