Journal Issue: EnNRJ Vol. 13 No. 2
Issued Date
2015
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
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Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies Mahidol University
Journal Volume
EnNRJ Volume 13
(2015)
Articles
Tobacco smoke pollution from designated smoking rooms in Bangkok’s Major International Airport
(2015) Jintana Peesing; Naowarut Charoenca; Aungsiri Tipayarom; Nipapun Kungskulniti; Hamann, Stephen L.; Siriwan Pitayarangsarit; Mahidol University. Faculty of Public Health
Levels of fine particulate matter with diameters of less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), an indicator of
secondhand smoke, were measured at Bangkok‟s International Airport in: 1) Designated smoking room(s)
(DSR) (2) just outside these smoking rooms ,and (3) in other areas where smoking is prohibited in the
main airport building. TSI SidePak AM 510 monitoring equipment was employed to monitor PM2.5 for 30
minutes/sample. PM2.5 samples were taken inside six selected DSR, just outside the same DSR and at
other smoke–free areas inside the building, which included airline lounges, in the walkway to boarding
gates, at arrival waiting areas, and at check–in service areas. The level of PM2.5 averaged 151.9 μg/m3 in
smoking rooms, 12.0 μg/m3 just outside DSR, and 9.0 μg/m3 in areas where smoking is not allowed.
PM2.5 values inside smoking rooms were fifteen times the WHO annual air quality standard of 10 μg/m3,
whereas the levels outside the DSR were also elevated above the WHO standard. These findings indicate
health risks in smoking rooms for travelers visiting the airport with leakage to areas just outside the DSR.
Results suggest that smoking rooms at the international airport should be removed.
Title
EnNRJ Vol. 13 No. 2
Author's Affiliation
Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies
มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. คณะสิ่งแวดล้อมและทรัพยากรศาสตร์
มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. คณะสิ่งแวดล้อมและทรัพยากรศาสตร์
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Climate change
Biodiversity
Disaster
Ecological
Environmental modelling
Environmental dynamics
Environmental pollution
Emerging contaminants
Transboundary pollution
Waste and wastewater treatments
Hazardous wastes
Natural resource management
Multidisciplinary sciences
Environment and Natural Resources Journal
Biodiversity
Disaster
Ecological
Environmental modelling
Environmental dynamics
Environmental pollution
Emerging contaminants
Transboundary pollution
Waste and wastewater treatments
Hazardous wastes
Natural resource management
Multidisciplinary sciences
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