[Estimation of the excess of lung cancer mortality risk associated to environmental tobacco smoke exposure of hospitality workers]
- PMID: 16409945
- DOI: 10.1157/13083324
[Estimation of the excess of lung cancer mortality risk associated to environmental tobacco smoke exposure of hospitality workers]
Abstract
Background and objective: To estimate the excess lung cancer mortality risk associated with environmental tobacco (ETS) smoke exposure among hospitality workers. The estimation was done using objective measures in several hospitality settings in Barcelona.
Method: Vapour phase nicotine was measured in several hospitality settings. These measurements were used to estimate the excess lung cancer mortality risk associated with ETS exposure for a 40 year working life, using the formula developed by Repace and Lowrey.
Results: Excess lung cancer mortality risk associated with ETS exposure was higher than 145 deaths per 100,000 workers in all places studied, except for cafeterias in hospitals, where excess lung cancer mortality risk was 22 per 100,000. In discoteques, for comparison, excess lung cancer mortality risk is 1,733 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Conclusion: Hospitality workers are exposed to ETS levels related to a very high excess lung cancer mortality risk. These data confirm that ETS control measures are needed to protect hospital workers.
Comment in
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[Environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace].Med Clin (Barc). 2006 Jan 14;126(1):17-8. doi: 10.1157/13083339. Med Clin (Barc). 2006. PMID: 16409947 Spanish. No abstract available.
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[Calculation of risks of passive smoking].Med Clin (Barc). 2006 Jun 10;127(2):76; author reply 76. doi: 10.1157/13089998. Med Clin (Barc). 2006. PMID: 16801008 Spanish. No abstract available.
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