Systemic absorption of nicotine following acute secondhand exposure to electronic cigarette aerosol in a realistic social setting

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 816-822

  Melstrom, Paul ^a   Sosnoff, Connie ^b   Koszowski, Bartosz ^c   King, Brian A ^a   Bunnell, Rebecca ^a   Le, Grace ^c   Wang, Lanqing ^b   Thanner, Meridith Hill ^c   Kenemer, Brandon ^a   Cox, Shanna ^a   DeCastro, B Rey ^b   McAfee, Tim ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Cotinine; E cigarette; Nicotine; Secondhand

Indexed keywords

COTININE; NICOTINE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSORPTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; COTININE; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047569934     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.05.003     Document Type: Article

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