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- Title
Toxicological and analytical assessment of e-cigarette refill components on airway epithelia.
- Authors
SINGH, JASJOT; LUQUET, EMILIE; SMITH, DAVID P. T.; POTGIETER, HERMAN J.; RAGAZZON, PATRICIA
- Abstract
There are over 2.6 million users of e-cigarettes in the United Kingdom alone as they have been promoted as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. The addition of flavours and aromas has also proven to be popular with younger generations. In this review, we survey the range of studies in the short timeframe since e-cigarettes reached the market to draw attention to the health associated risks and benefits of their introduction. We complement this review with a case study reporting on the composition of selected e-cigarette refills with particular emphasis on the toxicological activity of its components on lung cells.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC cigarettes; CIGARETTE smokers -- Risk factors; TOXICOLOGY; ODORS; HEALTH of cigarette smokers
- Publication
Science Progress, 2016, Vol 99, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
0036-8504
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3184/003685016X14773090197706