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| Summary |
The risk associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, frequently termed 'passive smoking', is the subject of many recently published and on-going epidemiological studies. Although it seems that such exposure increases the risk to smokers and nonsmokers alike, many of the studies carried out to date are difficult to interpret and compare, in that the methods for qualitative and quantitative assessment of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke are neither well described nor comparable.
The present volume presents methods of sampling and analysis for a number of tobacco-derived substances in the air and in the biological fluids of smokers and nonsmokers. Many of the factors that influence exposure to environmental tobacco smoke are clarified. Thus, this book provides an authoritative source for the conduct of well-defined and comparable exposure measurements. Such data will be crucial for the comparison and pooling of results from the different epidemiological studies that are necessary to resolve and quantify the carcinogenic risk arising from passive smoking. |
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