The heating of the fluids used in electronic cigarettes (“e-cigarettes”) used to create “vaping” aerosols is capable of causing a wide range of degradation reaction products. We investigated formation of benzene (an important human carcinogen) from e-cigarette fluids containing propylene glycol (PG), glycerol (GL), benzoic acid, the flavor chemical benzaldehyde, and nicotine.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/benzene-formation-electronic-cigarettes
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0173055
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-f-pankow
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kilsun-kim
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kevin-j-mcwhirter-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benzene
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gas-chromatogram-test
