Table 2 April 18, 2003 Boston Indoor/Outdoor Pre-Ban Air Quality Survey Results
From: Air pollution in Boston bars before and after a smoking ban
Venue | Area (ft2) | Ceiling Ht. (ft) | Volume (m3) | Ave.b # Persons Present (SD) | Ave.b # Persons per 1000 ft2 | Ave.b # Burning Cigarettes (SD) | % of Persons Actively Smokingb | Estimated Smoker Prevalence % of all Persons | Ave.b RSP, μg/m3 (SD) | Ave.b PPAH, ng/m3 (SD) | Ds, Active Smoker Densitya | Cv, Est.c RSP Air changes per hour (h-1) | CO ppm (ave.) (SD) | CO2 ppm (Peak) | Vo L/s-occg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pub #1 | 1600 | 13 | 589 | 78.3 (11.2) | 49 | 2.33 (0.58) | 2.98 | 8.93 | 197 (55) | 62 (23) | 0.40 | 1.4 | 1.86 (0.13) | 1100 | 7.9 |
Pub #2 | 4550 | 12.83 | 1653 | 131 (34) | 29 | 0.5 (0.58) | 1.5 | 1.15 | 43 (23) | 6.4 (11.5) | 0.03 | 0.75 | 1.90 (0.14) | 680 | 29.1 |
Pub #3 | 5041 | 11 | 1570 | 111 (51.2) | 22 | 3.67 (0.14) | 3.3 | 9.9 | 57 (49) | 38 (21) | 0.23 | 3.74 | 2.08 (0.06) | 800 | 15.3 |
Pub #4 | 1440 | 10 | 408 | 98 (2.7) | 68 | 4.0 (1.73) | 4.08 | 12.2 | 338 (120) | 160 (59) | 0.98 | 1.98 | 2.47 (0.21) | 900 | 11.7 |
Pub #5 | 900 | 7.5 | 191 | 54 (1.4) | 60 | 2.5 (0.71) | 4.63 | 13.9 | 323 (113) | 109 (68) | 1.31 | 2.78 | 2.77 (0.33) | 1480 | 5.0 |
Pub #6 | 2037 | 9.58 | 552 | 40.8 (9.25) | 20 | 2.25 (0.5) | 5.51 | 16.5 | 308 (80) | 41.1 (68) | 0.41 | 0.91 | 5.50 (1.05) | 1150 | 7.4 |
Pub #7 | 1655 | 9 | 422 | 43.5 (2.1) | 26 | 2.75 (0.5) | 6.32 | 19.0 | 117 (39) | 15.3 (9.0) | 0.65 | 4.23 | 1.89 (0.07) | 720 | 20.2 |
Mean All | 79.5 (35.2) | 39 (19.5) | 2.57 (1.13) | 4.04 (1.6) | 11.65 (5.8) | 198 (128) | 61.7 (54.9) | 0.57 (0.44) | 2.26 (1.37) | 2.63 (1.31) | 976 (286) | 13.8 (8.5) | |||
Mean all but # 6 d | 179 (129) | 65.1 (59.3) | 2.48 (1.35) | 2.16 (0.38) | 950 (301) | 14.8 (8.8) | |||||||||
Hotel Rm | 1 | 6.45* (1.36) | 2.81** (1.59) | 0 | 1.32 (0.045) | 625 (19) | |||||||||
Out-doors in transit f,h | - | 18.6 (11.7) | 15.8 (11.7) | 0 | 2.14 (0.45) | 473 e |