USA CALIFORNIA SECOND HAND TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTANT REGISTRATION USA
January 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
CALIFORNIA has become the first US state to formally declare secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant, aligning it with diesel exhaust, arsenic and benzene. The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to change tobacco's smoke status based on a report that found a sharp increased risk of breast cancer in young women exposed to passive smoking. The board must now conduct a review of measures already in place to control tobacco smoke, looking at possible additional available options to reduce health risks from exposure. Tobacco smoking is ...
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