Correction to: Risk assessment and estimation of controlling safe distance for exposure to particulate matter from outdoor secondhand tobacco smoke (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, (2024), 17, 1, (139-154), 10.1007/s11869-023-01435-9)

In the originally published article, a mistake in setting Table 5 was detected, which was made due to inaccurate typesetting of the table at the time that the data were initially typed. Consequently, according to the “Type of Cigarette,” the results were shown under the wrong rows in the table for the titles “Conventional Cigarette” and “Heating e-Cigarette.” (Table presented.) Smoking characteristics and pollutants emission during smoking or vaping different types of cigarettes Type of Cigarette Smoking Characteristics Mean ± SD (min–max) Pollutant Amount of Emission (μg/cig) Mean ± SD p50^th p75^th p95^th Range (min–max) Conventional Cigarette Smokers’ age (years) [n = 10] 40.9 ± 7.3 (28 – 49) Nicotine composition (mg/cig) [n = 10] 0.39 ± 0.23 (0.1 – 0.7) Smoking time (min) [n = 30] 2.67 ± 0.76 (2.00 – 5.00) Total Suspended Particulates 30 12,163 ± 2879 12,035 14,906 15,881 4891 – 16,476 PM₁₀ 30 12,170 ± 2731 12,127 14,601 15,579 4949 – 15,756 PM_2.5 30 12,228 ± 2708 12,220 14,573 15,651 4948 – 15,677 PM_1.0 30 12,044 ± 2636 12,025 14,415 15,380 4892 – 15,461 Black Carbon 27 85.8 ± 23.9 79.7 98.8 129.0 48.9 – 140.2 Heating e-Cigarette Smokers’ age (years) [n = 10] 37.2 ± 7.7 (27 – 49) Nicotine composition (mg/cig) [n = 10] 0.34 ± 0.18 (0.1 – 0.5) Smoking time (min) [n = 30] 3.73 ± 0.87 (2.00 – 5.00) Total Suspended Particulates 30 2388 ± 2134 2003 2992 7890 126 – 9039 PM₁₀ 30 2332 ± 2046 2015 2988 7483 88 – 8153 PM_2.5 30 2407 ± 2043 2131 3126 7498 149 – 8176 PM_1.0 30 2355 ± 1981 2070 3100 7315 162 – 7869 Black Carbon 9 10.3 ± 8.80 7.60 11.4 32.3 3.79 – 32.3 Liquid e-Cigarette Smokers’ age (years) [n = 10] 29.6 ± 7.4 (22 – 46) Nicotine concentration (mg/ml) [n = 10] 9.80 ± 0.10 (9.50 – 9.90) Vapored e-juice (g/cig) [n = 30] 0.19 ± 0.11 (0.01 – 0.41) Nicotine composition (mg/cig) [n = 10] 1.90 ± 0.02 (1.84 – 1.92) Vaping time (min) [n = 30] 3.73 ± 2.43 (2.00 – 12.00) Total Suspended Particulates 30 176,927 ± 92,487 163,465 211,840 369,469 45,132 – 383,101 PM₁₀ 30 177,538 ± 92,542 163,310 212,239 369,927 47,542 – 383,041 PM_2.5 30 172,706 ± 84,075 163,264 209,110 345,256 46,297 – 354,860 PM_1.0 30 139,328 ± 51,806 141,625 172,845 217,808 36,679 – 246,536 Black Carbon 15 312 ± 244 199 523 865 23.9 – 865 To address this issue, Table 5 has been corrected and updated by assigning the correct numbers for the rows related to “Conventional Cigarette” and “Heating e-Cigarette.” The error was limited to Table 5 and did not affect the presented calculations, results, discussions, or conclusions. The original article has been corrected.