Publication details
Kouření jako zdroj jemných a ultrajemných prachových částic
| Title in English | Smoking as a source of fine and ultrafine particulate matter |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Hygiena |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Other medical specializations |
| Keywords | smoking; particulate matter (PM); airborne pollution |
| Description | Public interest about exposure to inhalable particular matters is obviously concerned especially about the contaminarion of ambienr air, and/or about occupational exposure at work places under risk. It has been confirmed by a number of epidemiological, experimental and clinical studies that inhalable dust (PM1(1), especially fine (PM, J and ultrahne (PMt J particulate matter can be an independent cause of many non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologie) and also elisrurbances of fetal development. It has been well documented that burning and heating of tobacco products are the important source of both active and passive smokers' exposure to thousands of hazardous chemicals, including fine and ultrafine dust particles. It is necessary to accept strong control of all forms of tobacco products, keeping the legislative limits of smoking in public places and to organize wide informative campaigns aimed on voluntary decisions of smokers not to smoke in their homes and cars, where there are children. The study offers a brief overvievv about similarities and differences between convention cigarettes, water pipes and e-cigarettes as sources of dangerous dust for active and passive smokers. |