Characterization of potential impurities and degradation products in electronic cigarette formulations and aerosols

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-11

  Flora, Jason W ^a   Meruva, Naren ^a   Huang, Chorng B ^a   Wilkinson, Celeste T ^a   Ballentine, Regina ^a   Smith, Donna C ^a   Werley, Michael S ^a   McKinney, Willie J ^a  

^a Altria Client Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; E cigarettes; E vapor; Formulation; Harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHC)

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYLAMINE; 2 NAPHTHYLAMINE; 4 (METHYLNITROSAMINO) 1 (3 PYRIDYL) 1 BUTANONE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACROLEIN; AMMONIA; ANABASINE; ANATABINE; AROMATIC AMINE; ARSENIC; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BETA NICOTYRINE; CADMIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CIGARETTE SMOKE; COTININE; CROTONALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HARMFUL AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONSTITUENT; MYOSMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE N OXIDE; NITROSAMINE; NITROSONORNICOTINE; NORNICOTINE; TOBACCO SPECIFIC NITROSAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AEROSOL; ALDEHYDE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE FORMULATION; FORMULATION IMPURITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AEROSOL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; VOLATILIZATION;

AEROSOLS; ALDEHYDES; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITROSAMINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84949548878     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.11.009     Document Type: Article

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