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- Title
Chemical Constituents Involved in E-Cigarette, or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI).
- Authors
Muthumalage, Thivanka; Friedman, Michelle R.; McGraw, Matthew D.; Ginsberg, Gary; Friedman, Alan E.; Rahman, Irfan
- Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control declared e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) a national outbreak due to the high incidence of emergency department admissions and deaths. We have identified chemical constituents in e-cig counterfeit cartridges and compared these to medical-grade and CBD containing cartridges. Apart from vitamin E acetate (VEA) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), other potential toxicants were identified including solvent-derived hydrocarbons, silicon conjugated compounds, various terpenes, pesticides/plasticizers/polycaprolactones, and metals. This study provides additional insights into the chemicals associated with EVALI cartridges and thus may contribute to the underlying disease mechanism of acute lung injury.
- Subjects
CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); LUNG injuries; ELECTRONIC cigarettes; SILICON compounds; VITAMIN E; CANNABIDIOL; SMOKING cessation
- Publication
Toxics, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 2, p25
- ISSN
2305-6304
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/toxics8020025