Smoking in Cars Contributes to High PM 25 Exposures for Thai Children
Charoenca N, et al. Air Pollution Inside Vehicles: Making a Bad Situation Worse. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(21), 6970; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20216970https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/21/6970
“Our aim was to expose the secondhand smoke levels in vehicles since SHS is dangerous to everyone, especially children and youth. This is the first experimental study of its kind in Thailand.”
“Mean exposure levels were three and nearly five times (49 and 72 μg/m3) the 24 h WHO standard of 15 μg/m3 in the back and front seats, respectively. These high PM2.5 exposure levels warrant action to limit vehicle smoking for public health protection.”
Stephen Hamann
