Nicotine niveaus bars 150X lager dan normen
Intensieve metingen in alle bars en restaurants in de stad St. Louis Parks tonen aan dat het nicotineniveau in de lucht van deze horecagelegenheden 150 maal lager is dan de normen zoals die door de OSHA, de Amerikaanse versie van ons TNO, worden gesteld voor die stof.
De OSHA norm is 0.0005 g/cu, het door de afdeling milieuhygiëne van deze stad gemeten, gemiddelde niveau kwam uit op 0.0000033 g/cu (Permissible Exposure Limit).
Tobacco Disclosure Notice Program
NicotineTest Results – 2004
| Establishment | Average ug/m³ |
| Café Europa | < 1 |
| McCoys | < 1 |
| Mojito’s | < 1 |
| Olive Garden | < 1 |
| Yangtze | 1.15 |
| Santorini’s | 2.87 |
| Timberlodge Steak House | 3.10 |
| Doubletree | 3.20 |
| Embers | 3.20 |
| Applebees | 3.30 |
| Bennigans | 3.75 |
| VFW | 4.25 |
| Chili’s | 4.36 |
| Park Tavern | 4.66 |
| Bunny’s Bar & Grill | 4.77 |
| Fuddruckers | 5.20 |
| Texa Tonka Lanes | 7.30 |
| TGI Friday’s | 7.35 |
| Al’s Liquor | 32.50 |
Notes:
- Median
- < 1 represents the lower limit of laboratory detection for nicotine
- Results reported in average micrograms of nicotine per cubic meter of air (ug/m³)
- Derived from six random samples collected for a minimum of 100 minutes each
- Sample collection occurred in the non-smoking section of restaurants allowing tobacco smoking
