Table 3.
October 17, 2003 Boston Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality Survey Smoke-Free Results Post-Ban
| Venue | Area (ft2) | Ceiling Ht. (ft) | Volume (m3) | Ave. b Persons Present (SD) | Ave.b Persons per 1000 ft2 | Ave.b RSP, μg/m3 (SD) | % of Pre-ban RSP Level | Ave.b PPAH, ng/m3 (SD) | % of Pre-ban PPAH Level | CO ppm (ave.) (SD) | CO2 ppm (peak) | V0, L/s-occd,f,g |
| Pub #1 | 1600 | 13 | 589 | 54.6 (1.15) | 34 | 7.47 (1.46) | 3.8 | 8.56 (4.99) | 13.8 | 1.04 (0.084) | 950 | 10.8 |
| Pub #2 | 4550 | 12.83 | 1653 | 99.3 (26) | 21.8 | 16.3 (4.75) | 38 | 1.61 (2.14) | 25.2 | 2.89 (0.37) | 900 | 12.1 |
| Pub #3 | 5041 | 11 | 1570 | 123 (20.6) | 24.4 | 1.39 (1.44) | 2.4 | 5.98 (13.7) | 15.7 | 1.30 (0.24) | 800 | 16.0 |
| Pub #4 | 1440 | 10 | 408 | 92.7 (22.5) | 64.4 | 6.26 (1.05) | 1.9 | 12.2 (5.13) | 7.6 | 0.82 (0.18) | 950 | 10.8 |
| Pub #5 | 900 | 7.5 | 191 | 69 (1.73) | 76.7 | 13.5 (3.16) | 4.2 | 7.45 (4.00) | 6.8 | 0.92 (0.09) | 940 | 11.0 |
| Pub #6 | 2037 | 9.58 | 552 | 50.3 (2.08) | 24.7 | 525 (274) | 170 | 1.55 (3.82) | 3.8 | 7.94 (1.48) | 1260 | 6.5 |
| Pub #7 | 1655 | 9 | 422 | 48.3 (11.0) | 29.0 | 1.49 (0.96) | 1.2 | 2.14 (1.24) | 14.0 | 0.48 (0.19) | 720 | 21.5 |
| Mean all Venues | 76.7 (28.8) | 39 (22) | 81.6 (196) | 41 | 5.64 (4.09) | 9.1 | 2.20 (2.64) | 931 (169) | 12.7 (4.78) | |||
| Mean all but # 6a | 7.73 (6.13) | 4.3 | 6.32 (4.02) | 10.2 | 1.24 (0.85) | 877 (96) | 13.7 (4.3) | |||||
| Non-smoking Hotel Room | 1 | 2.14* (1.16) | 33 | 2.42** (1.54) | 86 | 0.56 (0.037) | 573 (44) | |||||
| Outdoors/In Transith | 7.82 c | 42 | 9.05 c | 57 | 1.32 | 487 e |
(SD = standard deviations of measurements in parentheses); *(91 min Ave., 68 min before venues, 23 min after); **(85 min Ave., 65 min before venues, 20 min after; a(excluding Pub #6). bAve. of 3 measurements~ten min apart;); c(Time-weighted mean). d(based on ASHRAE 62 formula); e(average minimum background); f(assumes Co = 487 ppm);g(assumes Co = 487 ppm); h(On sidewalks; crossing streets). Range in air temperature: 17.5 – 21.8°C, mean 19.8°C; range in relative humidity: 28%–48%, mean 38%.