| S.A.F.E. |
| SMOKE-FREE AIR FOR EVERYONE |
What is Safe? Safe is a research project funded by the National Cancer Institute (Grant # CA77106) designed to increase local compliance with the Missouri Clean Air law. It is a University of Missouri health and community initative that is providing resources and working with local individuals and groups who are concerned about the effects of secondhand smoke on adults and youth. |
Who is safe?
Smoke- free Air For Everone is a network of parents, youth, professionals, and other members of the community. SAFE encourages communities to strengthen compliance with clean indoor air laws and policies to achieve a healthier, smoke free enviroment for adults and youth. Working to improve compilance in resturants, at schools, and in public places, SAFE hopes to reduce tobacco use by Missouri youth.
What is the Missouri Clean Indoor Air Law?
The Missouri Clean Indoor Air Law states that a person shall not smoke in a public place or public meeting except in a designated smoking area.
Smoking is restricted in malls stores, resturants, and publicly-owned facilities.
Since the state law does not list an enforcement agent, it is up to local agencies to enforce the law.
If a proprietor extablishes a smoking area, smoking and non-smoking signs must be displayed prominently. It is not mandatory to have a smoking area.
Cigarette Smoke
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Chemicals identified in Tobacco Smoke*
Carbon monoxide (Auto exhaust; in gas chambers) Carbon dioxide Carbonyl sulfide Benzene1 Toluene (Industrial solvent; in explosives) Formaldehyde2 (Embalming fluid) Acrolein (Aquatic herbicide = burned glycerol) Acetone (Poisonous solvent, Nail polish remover) Pyridine (Poisonous solvent) 3-Methylpyride (Insecticide solvent) 3-Vinylpridine Hyd rogen cyanide (Rate poison, in gas chambers) Hydrazine2 (Rocket fuel chemical) Ammonia (Poisonous gas, Cleaning agent) Methylamine (Tanning agent) Dimethylamine (Tanning accelerator) Nitrogen oxides N-Nitrosodimethylamine2 N-Nitrosodiethylamine2 N-Nitrosopyrrolidine2 Formic acid (Caustic solvent) Acetic acid (Caustic solvent) Methyl chloride (Poisonous refrigerant) 1,3-Butadiene2 Particulate matter (Some 3) Nicotine (Insecticide; Cockroach killer) Anatabine Phenol (Toilet bowl disinfectant) Catechol (Tanning, Dyeing agent) Hydroquinone (Photographic developing agent) Aniline2 (Industrial Solvent) 2-Toluidine (Agent in Dye manufacture) 2-Napthylamine1 4-Aminobiphenyl1 Benz(a)anthracene3 Benzo(a)pyrene2 Cholesterol g-Butyrolactone3 Quinoline (Specimen preservative) Harman N-Nitrosonornicotine3 NNK N-Nitrodiethanolmine2 Cadmium2 Nickel1 Zinc (Anti-Corrosion coating for metals) Polonium-2101 (Radioactive element) Benzoic acid (Tobacco curing agent) Lactic acid (Caustic solvent) Glycolic acid (Metal cleaning agent) Succinic acid (Agent in Lacquer manufacture) PCDDs and PCDFs (Dioxins, Dibenzofurans)
1 Known Human Carcinogen 2 Probable Human Carcinogen 3 Animal Carcinogen
*From Table 3-1 for Cigarette Smoke, 1992 EPA Report Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders. Common uses of certain chemicals adapted from the Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals. 11th ed., 1989
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