Rosen Laura J, Zucker David, Rosenberg Hoshea, Connolly Greg
Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Aug-Sep;10(8-9):584-7.
Secondhand smoke poses a serious health hazard. In Israel the recent passage of a law designed to protect people from secondhand smoke in public places was greeted with controversy. The debate is taking place without data on actual levels of pollution for secondhand smoke in public places.
To estimate levels of small respirable suspended particles, atmospheric markers of secondhand smoke, in Israeli bars, pubs and cafes, to compare them with levels in other countries, and to analyze RSP determinants.
This study was conducted in bars, pubs and cafes in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv prior to passage of the enforcement bill. Venues were randomly sampled from lists available in the local mass media.
The average level of RSPs across all venues, 283 microg/m3, was nearly identical to levels in countries without enforced smoking bans. Bars and pubs had higher values than cafes (P = 0.0101). The effect of smoker concentration was borderline significant (P = 0.0540), with RSP levels increasing as smoker concentration increased. The effect of venue height was also borderline significant (P = 0.0642), with RSP levels decreasing as venue height increased.
Levels of indoor air pollution from secondhand smoke in Israeli bars, pubs and cafes prior to the recent passage of the enforcement bill were similar to levels in countries without enforced smoking bans, and roughly 10 times as high as countries with enforced smoking bans. Whether the new law will successfully promote clean air in Israeli bars, pubs, cafes, and other indoor places is yet to be seen.
二手烟对健康构成严重危害。在以色列，最近一项旨在保护人们免受公共场所二手烟危害的法律通过后引发了争议。这场辩论在没有关于公共场所二手烟实际污染水平数据的情况下进行。
估计以色列酒吧、酒馆和咖啡馆中可吸入悬浮小颗粒（二手烟的大气标志物）的水平，将其与其他国家的水平进行比较，并分析可吸入悬浮小颗粒的决定因素。
本研究在执行法案通过之前，于耶路撒冷和特拉维夫的酒吧、酒馆和咖啡馆中进行。场所从当地大众媒体提供的列表中随机抽样。
所有场所的可吸入悬浮小颗粒平均水平为283微克/立方米，与没有实施禁烟令的国家的水平几乎相同。酒吧和酒馆的值高于咖啡馆（P = 0.0101）。吸烟者浓度的影响接近显著（P = 0.0540），随着吸烟者浓度增加，可吸入悬浮小颗粒水平升高。场所高度的影响也接近显著（P = 0.0642），随着场所高度增加，可吸入悬浮小颗粒水平降低。
在最近执行法案通过之前，以色列酒吧、酒馆和咖啡馆中二手烟造成的室内空气污染水平与没有实施禁烟令的国家的水平相似，大约是实施禁烟令国家的10倍。新法律是否会成功促进以色列酒吧、酒馆、咖啡馆和其他室内场所的空气清洁还有待观察。
