What is a safe level of secondhand smoke?

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  1. Piedmont Heart Institute
     
    Piedmont Heart Institute answered:

    There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Studies have shown that even low levels of secondhand smoke exposure can be harmful. The only way to fully protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure is to completely eliminate smoking in indoor spaces. Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot completely eliminate secondhand smoke exposure.

    This answer is based on source information from the National Cancer Institute.

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