Up in smoke.California has become the first state to declare secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. a toxic air pollutant. The decision by the California Air Resources board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California puts environmental tobacco smoke environmental tobacco smoke (ETS/passive smoke), n the gaseous by-product of burning tobacco products, including but not limited to commercially manufactured cigarettes and cigars; contains toxic elements harmful to the health of adults and children in the same category as diesel exhaust, arsenic and benzene. The decision was based on a report by scientists at the California Office of Environment Health Hazard health hazard Occupational safety Any agent or activity posing a potential hazard to health. Cf Physical hazard. Assessment that drew on more than 1,000 studies of the effect of secondhand smoke. The scientists found a sharply increased risk of breast cancer in young women exposed to secondhand smoke. It also links smoke to premature births, asthma, heart disease, other cancers and numerous health problems in children. |
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