Investigations on the effect of regulating smoking on levels of indoor pollution and on the perception of health and comfort of office workers.

Compares the levels of possible cigarette smoke-related aerosols with the prevalence of health-related complaints in offices with different regulations about smoking, using data from two sources. The first was a review of 111 buildings with persistent building-related complaints and 32 buildings where there were no complaints. The second was a questionnaire completed by approximately 1100 employees from 9 buildings in New York City. The available data do not support a conclusion that increased reports of building-related complaints are associated with smoking. Pollution levels are no greater in buildings without smoking restrictions.