Nicotine contamination in particulate matter sampling

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 601-607

  Chiu, Yueh Hsiu ^a   Hart, Jaime E ^a,b   Smith, Thomas J ^a   Hammond, S Katharine ^c   Garshick, Eric ^a,d   Laden, Francine ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoke; Contamination; Nicotine; Particulate matter; Sampling filter; Secondhand smoke exposure

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTAMINATION; FILTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; SMOKE;

EID: 61449193412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6020601     Document Type: Article

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