A pilot study on nicotine residues in houses of electronic cigarette users, tobacco smokers, and non-users of nicotine-containing products

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 609-611

  Bush, Derek ^a   Goniewicz, Maciej L ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

E cigarettes; Electronic cigarettes; Nicotine; Thirdhand exposure

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METABOLISM; NEW YORK; PASSIVE SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW YORK; NICOTINE; PILOT PROJECTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84930040871     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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