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[Utah] Study: Salt Lake City airport’s smoking areas don’t protect non-smokers

says the airport literally is sending passengers’ health up in smoke with such rooms. The airport disputes that, and contends that its system is more effective in protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke than total bans — which it says are often violat
Salt Lake Tribune
added Nov 21, 2012 15:37
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[Georgia] CDC: Hartsfield-Jackson is one of seven large airports that allow indoor smoking

Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution
added Nov 21, 2012 15:28
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Air travelers and employees at risk from secondhand smoke inside airports

Air pollution from secondhand smoke is five times higher outside smoking rooms and other designated smoking areas than in smoke-free airports
Consumer Affairs
added Nov 21, 2012 15:26
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Flying Over the Holidays? Secondhand Smoke Still Poses Health Risk at Some Airports

But according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC), even those steps can expose those passing by to unwanted second-hand smoke. Just outside those smoking areas, average air pollution levels caused by secondhand smoke a
TIME Magazine
added Nov 21, 2012 15:15
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[Utah] Salt Lake airport one of 5 large U.S. airports to continue to allow smoking in designated rooms

A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that air quality in those airports is much worse than airports that ban indoor smoking completely, proving dangerous to the more than 110 million passengers who pass through the
Deseret News
added Nov 21, 2012 14:56
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[Nevada] McCarran's indoor smoking areas criticized in CDC report

Las Vegas Sun
added Nov 21, 2012 14:53
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[Utah] SLC International Airport exposes travelers to secondhand smoke

Salt Lake City International Airport is named in a new CDC survey on secondhand smoke exposure. SLC International is one of five of the 29 largest airports in the United States that allows smoking in designated areas.
KTVX ABC4 (Salt Lake City, UT)
added Nov 21, 2012 14:52
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[District of Columbia] Dulles airport travelers at higher risk of secondhand smoke

Travelers passing though Dulles International Airport this holiday season may be at higher risk of inhaling secondhand smoke. Dulles International is one of five major airports with designated smoking areas.
WTOP Radio (Washington, DC)
added Nov 21, 2012 14:50
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Smoking at Dulles Airport causes spike in poor air quality, CDC says

Along with Dulles, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Denver International Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport were included in the CDC study.
WJLA-TV Ch. 7 (Washington, DC)
added Nov 21, 2012 04:07
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Smoking Policies in the 35 Busiest U.S. Airports (PDF)

This list describes the smoking policies of the 35 busiest U.S. airports. Airports are ranked according to the number of total volume of passenger traffic.* As of October 2012, 28 of the top 35 U.S. airports are 100% smokefree indoors.
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR)
added Nov 20, 2012 19:38
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