Smoking and physics?

Question

which volume of air a regular smoker could pollute with a cigar /cigarrette?

Or what are the measures that a regular smoker pollute in a room?

Answer 1

Very little.  The whole second-hand smoke thing is basically hype by anti-smoking nuts.  There's no science behind it.

BTW--that desn't mean smoking isn't harmful to the smoker--it very definately is.

Answer 2

I don't know about the specifics of volume, etc.  But I know how I feel when inside a vehicle with someone who is smoking.  There is definitely an effect.  If I'm hungry I feel it worse for some reason.  The air that I am breathing gives me a headache and makes me feel slightly weaker.  When someone smokes they are turning chemicals that where once totally solid into vapors so the spreading potential is enormous.  Airborne particles can be sent very far away from their sources.  I would imagine that a smoker could pollute a large volume of air with a relatively minor level of smoking.