Jump to full article: The Idaho Statesman, 2009-10-06
Author: Colleen LaMay
Intro: A new study on pollution in Boise, Meridian and Garden City bars is the latest chapter in Smokefree Idaho's 18-month-long campaign to protect workers and patrons.
So far, the campaign has not succeeded in getting any Treasure Valley cities to ban smoking. Eagle came close, but ultimately backed off. But the campaign leaders say they will not stop trying.
"As long as there are workers that are not protected, we are continuing on," said Heidi Low, Idaho director of government relations for the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.
Air in bars on average is 15 times more polluted than air in restaurants, where smoking is prohibited by state law, the coalition said in a news release.
The project is the first scientifically based study of its type to measure the impact of smoking on the indoor air quality in Treasure Valley workplaces, according to a news release from the group.
Volunteers conducted the study under the supervision of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., known for its studies of indoor air quality.
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