Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette
Abstract A needle trap sampler (NTS) packed with 60–80-mesh divinylbenzene (DVB) adsorbent inside a 22-gauge stainless steel needle was used as a micro sampling device to extract chemical compounds in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) aerosol. The samples were then analyzed using gas chromatography...
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| description | Abstract A needle trap sampler (NTS) packed with 60–80-mesh divinylbenzene (DVB) adsorbent inside a 22-gauge stainless steel needle was used as a micro sampling device to extract chemical compounds in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) aerosol. The samples were then analyzed using gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectroscopy (MS) to determine the constituents. Based on the experimental results, e-cigarette smokers are exposed to high concentrations of nicotine (146 ± 51 mg m−3) during long sessions. If the e-cigarette liquid leaks though the filter of the cartridge, the user is exposed to even greater quantities (914 mg m−3). However, the secondhand aerosol contains less than 1 mg m−3 of nicotine on average (with 0.43–1.74 mg m−3 being the approximate full range). In addition to nicotine, the airborne emissions from e-cigarettes mainly consist of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, and triacetin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c62bbc9045834dfea72fd43fad3d38732025-02-09T12:20:15ZengSpringerAerosol and Air Quality Research1680-85842071-14092021-03-012171810.4209/aaqr.200672Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic CigaretteWen-Hsi Cheng0Chia-Yu Chang1Yi-Ya Chen2Hui-Wen Su3Department of Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Fooyin UniversityDepartment of Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Fooyin UniversityDepartment of Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Fooyin UniversityDepartment of Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Fooyin UniversityAbstract A needle trap sampler (NTS) packed with 60–80-mesh divinylbenzene (DVB) adsorbent inside a 22-gauge stainless steel needle was used as a micro sampling device to extract chemical compounds in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) aerosol. The samples were then analyzed using gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectroscopy (MS) to determine the constituents. Based on the experimental results, e-cigarette smokers are exposed to high concentrations of nicotine (146 ± 51 mg m−3) during long sessions. If the e-cigarette liquid leaks though the filter of the cartridge, the user is exposed to even greater quantities (914 mg m−3). However, the secondhand aerosol contains less than 1 mg m−3 of nicotine on average (with 0.43–1.74 mg m−3 being the approximate full range). In addition to nicotine, the airborne emissions from e-cigarettes mainly consist of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, and triacetin.https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.200672Electronic cigaretteE-cigarette liquidNeedle trap samplersNicotineExposure |
| spellingShingle | Wen-Hsi Cheng Chia-Yu Chang Yi-Ya Chen Hui-Wen Su Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette Aerosol and Air Quality Research Electronic cigarette E-cigarette liquid Needle trap samplers Nicotine Exposure |
| title | Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette |
| title_full | Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette |
| title_short | Chemical Composition of Aerosols of an Electronic Cigarette |
| title_sort | chemical composition of aerosols of an electronic cigarette |
| topic | Electronic cigarette E-cigarette liquid Needle trap samplers Nicotine Exposure |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.200672 |
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