Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on Indoor Air Quality and Health

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• Personal Author:
  Li L ; Lin Y ; Xia, T. ; Zhu Y
• Description:
  With the rapid increase in electronic cigarette (e-cig) users worldwide, secondhand exposure to e-cig aerosols has become a serious public health concern. We summarize the evidence on the effects of e-cigs on indoor air quality, chemical compositions of mainstream and secondhand e-cig aerosols, and associated respiratory and cardiovascular effects. The use of e-cigs in indoor environments leads to high levels of fine and ultrafine particles similar to tobacco cigarettes (t-cigs). Concentrations of chemical compounds in e-cig aerosols are generally lower than those in t-cig smoke, but a substantial amount of vaporized propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, nicotine, and toxic substances, such as aldehydes and heavy metals, has been reported. Exposures to mainstream e-cig aerosols have biologic effects but only limited evidence shows adverse respiratory and cardiovascular effects in humans. Long-term studies are needed to better understand the dosimetry and health effects of exposures to secondhand e-cig aerosols. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollution, Indoor Electrical Equipment And Supplies Nicotine Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cigarette Smoking Electronic Devices IAQ Indoor Air Quality Particulates Ultrafine Particles
• ISSN:
  0163-7525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  363-380
• Volume:
  41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068291
• Citation:
  Annu Rev Public Health 2020 Apr; 41:363-380
• Contact Point Address:
  Yifang Zhu, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA
• Email:
  yifang@ucla.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  (-)-Nicotine (CAS RN 54-11-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annual Review of Public Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6627becc8108cadcc29b782d989d806dbb0f264eca0852d5a38eb98d4bbf065e2fc98af4c00037f86bc1e30c78584b487abeac7cf1bf2a4e89e9b8f8aa5d652e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230471/cdc_230471_DS1.pdf
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