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12.35pm Friday October 27, 2006
The government should consider banning smoking in cars where children are present, as it could damage the youngsters' lungs, medical researchers say.
A Wellington School of Medicine report published today found being in a car with a smoker was equivalent to sitting in a typical smoky bar, even with the smoker's window wound fully down.
With all the windows wound up, the pollution was at least twice as bad as sitting in the smokiest bar, the researchers said.
The study measured the amount of particulates in a car while the front seat passenger smoked a cigarette.
Particulates are tiny airborne particles which can enter the body, and have been associated with negative health effects in previous studies of air pollution.
Public health lecturer Richard Edwards said on a very smoggy day in Auckland, particulate levels were between 35-40 micrograms per cubic metre.
In a car where someone was smoking with their window down the particulate level was 199 micrograms per cubic metre.
With all the windows up, the level skyrocketed to 2926 micrograms per cubic metre.
Dr Edwards said the School of Medicine was calling on the government to consider a law aimed at halting smoking in cars with children.
The practice was already banned in some areas of the United States, and was being considered in New South Wales, he said.
"There's lots of evidence that second hand smoke causes respiratory illnesses in children, so given that the levels are high, then you'd expect (parents) are exposing their children to health risks."
The particulates research follows another study released by the School of Medicine last month, which observed 16,000 cars in Wellington over a two-week period.
A smoker was present in four per cent of the cars, and of those a quarter were also carrying other occupants.
Researchers said that study was likely to have greatly underestimated the prevalence of smoking in cars.
- NZPA
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10407879 认领了 Smoking in cars a danger to children, say researchers
12.35pm Friday October 27, 2006
The government should consider banning smoking in cars where children are present, as it could damage the youngsters' lungs, medical researchers say.医学研究人员说，政府应该考虑，禁止有孩子在场时,在汽车内吸烟。因为这可能会危害青少年的肺。
A Wellington School of Medicine report published today found being in a car with a smoker was equivalent to sitting in a typical smoky bar, even with the smoker's window wound fully down.今天发表的一份惠灵顿学院的医学报告显示，即便是车窗大开，和一位吸烟者呆在车里也等同于坐在烟熏火燎的酒吧。
With all the windows wound up, the pollution was at least twice as bad as sitting in the smokiest bar, the researchers said.当所有的车窗统统关闭时，车内的污染至少是烟雾缭绕酒吧间的两倍.
The study measured the amount of particulates in a car while the front seat passenger smoked a cigarette.研究测量了（坐在前排的乘客吸烟时）车内微粒总量.
Particulates are tiny airborne particles which can enter the body, and have been associated with negative health effects in previous studies of air pollution.这些微粒是微小的空气悬浮颗粒，可被吸入体内，在先前的有关空气污染的研究中显示，这些微粒对健康有负面效应。
Public health lecturer Richard Edwards said on a very smoggy day in Auckland, particulate levels were between 35-40 micrograms per cubic metre.大众健康演说人Richard Edwards在奥克兰的一个大雾弥漫的日子说，每立方米的空间内，有35 – 40 微克的微粒。
In a car where someone was smoking with their window down the particulate level was 199 micrograms per cubic metre.在一个有人正在抽烟，车窗开着的车内，微粒含量为每立方米199微克。
With all the windows up, the level skyrocketed to 2926 micrograms per cubic metre.全部车窗关上时，微粒含量高达每立方米2926微克。
Dr Edwards said the School of Medicine was calling on the government to consider a law aimed at halting smoking in cars with children. Edwards 博士称，医学院一直在呼吁政府，禁止在有孩子的车内吸烟。
The practice was already banned in some areas of the United States, and was being considered in New South Wales, he said.美国一些地区已禁止这种行为，新威尔士南部也正在考虑之中。
"There's lots of evidence that second hand smoke causes respiratory illnesses in children, so given that the levels are high, then you'd expect (parents) are exposing their children to health risks."
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