The effectiveness of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Tobacco Policy in protecting submariners from Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) was evaluated. Exposure to ETS was measured using urinary cotinine as a biomarker. Subjects were recruited from 9 U.S. Navy submarines. Non-tobacco users were identified and provided two urine samples (1. pre-deployment, in harbor; 2. deployed, at sea) to quantify exposure to ETS and the magnitude of any change. Samples were analyzed using liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Overall, deployed cotinine levels were 2.1 times as much as in port levels in non-tobacco using submariners (95% CI: 1.8 to to 2.4, p <0.001). This study provides evidence that non-tobacco using submariners were being exposed to ETS. Exposure was seen in all submarine classes and was not limited to personnel working in proximity to the smoking area.
Assessment of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in U.S. Navy Submariners
2010
24 pages
Report
No indication
English
Clinical Medicine , Toxicology , Biomedical research , Boats , Data analysis , Health , Liquid chromatography , Mass spectrometry , Measurement , Microsomes , Military research , Navy , Nuclear powered submarines , Ohio class , Personnel management , Public health , Statistical analysis , Submarines , Virginia class
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