July 27, 2024Air Quality Atmosphere & HealthOpen Access

Quantitative evaluation of nicotine and particulate matter exposure for passive- and non-smokers via a nicotine passive sampler and a particulate matter sensor

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SHSaria HoshinoUniversity of Shizuoka KNKazushi NoroUniversity of Shizuoka MMMiyu MoriyaKanda University of International Studies

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Observational study reveals modest nicotine and particulate matter exposure in non-smokers, highlighting that domestic passive smoking causes twice the exposure of other settings.

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Nicotine concentrations in individuals exposed to indoor passive smoking are significantly elevated, with domestic settings driving twice the exposure of non-domestic environments.
Median nicotine and PM 2.5 levels reached 0.065 µg m−3 and 7.5 µg m−3 across participants, translating to an average exposure equivalent to smoking 2.4 × 10−3 cigarettes daily.
Assessment using a nicotine passive sampler alongside a PM 2.5 sensor evaluated environmental tobacco smoke exposure among 258 non-smokers across varied daily living environments.

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Hoshino et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5ed47b6db643587581b97 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-024-01591-6

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Observational study reveals modest nicotine and particulate matter exposure in non-smokers, highlighting that domestic passive smoking causes twice the exposure of other settings.

Quantitative evaluation of nicotine and particulate matter exposure for passive- and non-smokers via a nicotine passive sampler and a particulate matter sensor

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Quantitative evaluation of nicotine and particulate matter exposure for passive- and non-smokers via a nicotine passive sampler and a particulate matter sensor

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