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Continente X, Henderson E, López-González L, Fernández E, Tigova O, Semple S, O'Donnell R, Navas-Acién A, Cortés-Francisco N, Ramírez N, Dobson R & López MJ (2023) Exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke in private vehicles: Measurements in air and dust samples. Environmental Research, Art. No.: 116681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116681
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Background
This study aimed to estimate airborne nicotine concentrations and nicotine, cotinine, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in settled dust from private cars in Spain and the UK.
Methods
We measured vapor-phase nicotine concentrations in a convenience sample of 45 private cars from Spain (N?=?30) and the UK (N?=?15) in 2017–2018. We recruited non-smoking drivers (n?=?20), smoking drivers who do not smoke inside the car (n?=?15), and smoking drivers who smoke inside (n?=?10). Nicotine, cotinine, and three TSNAs (NNK, NNN, NNA) were also measured in settled dust in a random subsample (n?=?20). We computed medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) of secondhand smoke (SHS) and thirdhand smoke (THS) compounds according to the drivers’ profile.
Results
24-h samples yielded median airborne nicotine concentrations below the limit of quantification (
Tobacco smoke pollution; Thirdhand smoke; Airborne nicotine; Dust; Tobacco-specific nitrosamines: Automobile
Environmental ResearchStatus Early Online Funders Publication date online 18/07/2023 Date accepted by journal 14/07/2023 URL Publisher Elsevier BV ISSN 0013-9351
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