Table 1 7 Downtown Boston bar/restaurants where air quality was measured. Smoking was permitted in the bar areas under the existing Boston regulations during the April 18, 2003 measurements, and was banned when the October 17, 2003 measurements were made. The monitors' inlets were ~1 m from the floor for all measurements.
From: Air pollution in Boston bars before and after a smoking ban
VenueA | Description |
|---|---|
1. Bar/Restaurant | A large "horseshoe" bar area dominates one large room. A small room opens out to the front. Bar caters to young singles clientele who gather after work. Food is also available but not central. Monitoring equipment was placed ~15 ft. from the bar against an outer wall in the bar area for both measurements. |
2. Bar/Restaurant | A long rectangular bar dominates this famous bar/restaurant. One large open room. Wide variety of patrons from young singles, older couples and some tourists. Monitoring equipment was positioned against a wall ~6 ft. from one end of the bar and ~10 ft. from the front door in a virtually identical position for both measurements. |
3. Bar/Restaurant | A large complex area dominated by a centrally located bar and stand-up eating area. This bar/restaurant is part of a chain well known for bar and traditional "pub-style" food. Patrons include both tourists and locals of diverse ages. On both occasions monitoring devices were placed in identical locations about 8 feet from the bar against a 5 ft. wall in the stand-up area. |
4. Bar/Restaurant | A noisy and crowded venue. Patrons are almost exclusively 20 to 30 year old singles who gather from late afternoon to late at night. Bar food is available and served throughout both in the bar area and smaller dining room. Monitors were placed ~20 ft. from the bar against a windowed wall during the first (April visit), and against the bar for the return (October) visit. |
5. Bar/Restaurant | A small, crowded, neighborhood bar/restaurant. The narrow bar area is ~15 ft. wide and ~40 ft. long with another ~20 ft. devoted to dining booths contiguous to the bar. Monitors were placed about 6 feet from the bar's middle against a wall in identical locations for each visit. |
6. Bar/Restaurant | Grilled and sizzling-hot ethnic food is the main attraction of this bar/restaurant. The bar is contiguous to dining area #1, and ~10 ft. distant and open to dining area #2. Monitors were placed adjacent to tables in dining area #1 in April, and in dining area #2 in October. |
7. Bar/Restaurant | Well-known upscale bar/restaurant chain frequented by both locals and tourists. The large rectangular raw shellfish bar area is separated from the main dining room by corridors but also has large dining tables encircling the bar. Monitors were placed against a wall adjacent to a dining table at ~12 ft. from the bar, and at adjacent tables for the two visits. |
8. Hotel Room | 11th Floor Nonsmoking Rooms each visit, measurements made with open windows; hotel near Boston Garden Park. |