Jump to full article: San Francisco (CA) Examiner, 2007-05-15
Author: Jason Goldman-Hall, The Examiner
Intro: a new study from Stanford University suggests that secondhand smoke — even outdoors — is more dangerous than previously thought.
The study by Stanford researchers Wayne Ott, Neil Klepeis and Paul Switzer measured the amount of floating particles given off by a burning cigarette at distances from 18 inches to beyond 6 feet.
And although city leaders have backed away from banning smoking in Belmont, Mayor Coralin Feierbach said the study backs up their belief that stiffer restrictions are needed.
By turning secondhand smoke into a public nuisance like loud noise, Feierbach and the council hope to give Belmont police the tools to protect residents from wafting carcinogens. The council is still trying to determine the scope of the ordinance
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