“Juice Monsters”: Sub-Ohm Vaping and Toxic Volatile Aldehyde Emissions

An emerging category of electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) is sub-Ohm devices (SODs) that operate at ten or more times the power of conventional ECIGs. Because carcinogenic volatile aldehyde (VA) emissions increase sharply with power, SODs may expose users to greater VAs. In this study, we compared VA em...

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Published in:Chemical research in toxicology 2017-10, Vol.30 (10), p.1791-1793
Main Authors: Talih, Soha, Salman, Rola, Karaoghlanian, Nareg, El-Hellani, Ahmad, Saliba, Najat, Eissenberg, Thomas, Shihadeh, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aldehydes - analysis
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - instrumentation
Humans
Nicotine - analysis
Vaping
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Summary:An emerging category of electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) is sub-Ohm devices (SODs) that operate at ten or more times the power of conventional ECIGs. Because carcinogenic volatile aldehyde (VA) emissions increase sharply with power, SODs may expose users to greater VAs. In this study, we compared VA emissions from several SODs and found that across device, VAs and power were uncorrelated unless power was normalized by coil surface area. VA emissions and liquid consumed were correlated highly. Analyzed in light of EU regulations limiting ECIG liquid nicotine concentration, these findings suggest potential regulatory levers and pitfalls for protecting public health.
ISSN:0893-228X
1520-5010
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00212