Can Displacement Ventilation Control Secondhand ETS? |
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By James L. Repace, Associate Member ASHRAE; and Kenneth C. Johnson | |
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Various hospitality organizations and the tobacco industry have promoted displacement ventilation as a solution to controlling secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure by citing it in presentations to city councils and public meetings concerning smoking restrictions.1 This article examines these claims with research on displacement ventilation’s effectiveness at hospitality venues.
© 2006 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (www.ashrae.org). Published in ASHRAE IAQ Applications (Vol. 7, Fall 2006). For personal use only. Additional distribution in either paper or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE’s permission. | |
