Air pollution in smokers’ homes can match dirty air quality in worst cities

Study shows that for people who do not live in highly polluted cities, the air quality inside smokers' homes may be worse than outdoors.

Living with a smoker can be like breathing the air in the world’s most polluted cities, according to a new study.

“The message is pretty simple really – smoking in your home leads to really poor air quality and results in concentrations of fine particles, that you can’t see, that would cause real concern to us if they were found outside,” says lead author Sean Semple, of the Scottish Centre for Indoor Air at the University of Aberdeen.

The air quality in homes of smokers may be the same as that of polluted cities, like China. – AFP