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How Dangerous is Second-Hand Smoke? The immediate and long-term health effects of exposure to second-hand smoke; links to other sites for information on passive smoking, indoor air quality, and related health problems. Make Public Places Smokefree UK opinion piece. "One thing that really gets up my nose is inhaling other peoples' stale cigarette smoke against my will." Secondhand smoke myths Myth: Outdoor air pollution is more harmful than indoor. Truth: Your risk of developing cancer from secondhand smoke is about 100 times greater than from outdoor cancer-causing pollutants. Myths of secondhand smoke explored. Tobacco Industry Suit Against EPA dismissed Recent court ruling vacates Judge Osteen's 1993 decision, clearing the way for EPA's finding that secondhand smoke is a known human carcinogen. Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke From the National Cancer Institute. Exposure measurement and prevalence, developmental toxicity (prenatal and postnatal), reproductive effects, respiratory health effects, carcinogenic effects, cardiovascular effects. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Chapter in Environmental Toxicants, 2nd ed, 1999. Characteristics and concentration of secondhand smoke; measurement and assessment of exposure; health effects on infants, the unborn, children, and adults; SIDS; physiological effects; epidemiological st AARC: Secondhand Smoke Facts that the American Association for Respiratory Care has learned in its search for information about secondhand smoke. Secondhand Smoke Study A study funded by the tobacco industry concludes that secondhand smoke is harmless, but scientists and health experts disagree. Second-hand Smoke - About.com Links and resources on the effects of secondhand smoke or passive smoking. Smoke Free Housing Listings of smokefree housing. More Secondhand Smoke Sites |
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