Center for Indoor Air Research
| Abbreviation | CIAR |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 1988 |
| Dissolved | November 16, 1998 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Legal status | Defunct |
| Headquarters | Linthicum, Maryland |
The Center for Indoor Air Research (often abbreviated CIAR) was a tobacco industry front group established by three American tobacco companies—Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, and Lorillard—in Linthicum, Maryland, in 1988. The organization funded research on indoor air pollution, some of which pertained to passive smoking and some of which did not. It also funded research pertaining to causes of lung cancer other than passive smoking, such as diet. The organization disbanded in 1998 as a result of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.