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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I also think kutulu might/may be underestimating the effects of second-hand smoke. And I wouldn't want to chance it, especially with my wife and child. EX: I don't like having to push a stroller or have my pregnant wife go through a big cloud of smoke in front of buildings. It might not be worth the risk. A good compromise would be - smoking section out back or like in airports, a smoking room.
Does anyone know or have any hard data on this?
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You will have one hell of a time finding unbiased data. However, compare it to things that happen in our everyday lives. We walk through parking lots, sit in freeways, and cook over open flames. The amount of CO (the pollutant with the highest concentrations from cigarette smoke) exposure you get from walking past a smoker cannot be much different than a car passing you in a parking lot. Do you freak out about pushing your stroller through the parking lot when a car drives by? Do you freak out that your kid is standing close enough to the grill to smell the charcoal? Do you keep your kids away from the campfire when you go camping (much worse than second hand smoke due to the much higher volume of smoke being emitted and the fact that people sit and enjoy the smell of the wood burning)?
There is a lot of fanatiscism regarding second hand smoke. Some is based on honest research, a lot isn't. Don't buy into all of it.