Peering through the mist: Systematic review of what the chemistry of contaminants in electronic cigarettes tells us about health risks

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Burstyn, Igor ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; e cigarettes; Occupational exposure limit; Risk assessment; Tobacco harm reduction; Vaping

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; GLYCEROL; HYDROCARBON; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AEROSOLS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84897631300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-18     Document Type: Review

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