Blowing smoke: British American Tobacco's air filtration scheme

BMJ. 2006 Jan 28;332(7535):227-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.227.

Abstract

As Westminster MPs prepare for a free vote on a complete smoking ban in public places, researchers question the efficacy of a technique meant to clear the air of tobacco smoke—heavily promoted by tobacco companies as an alternative to legislation

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Filtration / instrumentation
  • Filtration / methods
  • Humans
  • Occupational Health / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Public Facilities / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Smoking / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Smoking Prevention*
  • Tobacco Industry*
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / analysis
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / prevention & control*
  • United Kingdom
  • Ventilation* / instrumentation
  • Ventilation* / methods
  • Workplace / legislation & jurisprudence

Substances

  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution