The impact of implementation of a national smoke-free prisons policy on indoor air quality: results from the Tobacco in Prisons study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine secondhand smoke (SHS) concentrations in prisons during the week of implementation of a new, national prisons smoke-free policy.

Design

Repeated measurement of SHS concentrations immediately before and after implementation of smoke-free policies across all 15 prisons in Scotland, and comparison with previously gathered baseline data from 2016.

Methods

Fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) measurements at a fixed location over a continuous 6-day period were undertaken at the same site in each prison as previously carried out in 2016. Outdoor air quality data from the nearest local authority measurement station were acquired to determine the contribution of outdoor air pollution to indoor prison measurement of PM_2.5.

Results

SUBMITTER: Semple S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7036294 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature