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The '''[[aerosol]]''' from '''[[electronic cigarette]]s''', commonly known as [[vapor]], contains various levels of [[chemical]]s.<ref name=Cheng2014/> The e-cigarette vapor resembles [[cigarette smoke]].<ref name=Cheng2014/>
The '''[[aerosol]]''' from '''[[electronic cigarette]]s''', commonly known as [[vapor]], contains various levels of [[chemical]]s.<ref name=Cheng2014/> The e-cigarette vapor resembles [[cigarette smoke]].<ref name=Cheng2014/>


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"E-cig smoke" redirects here. For cigarette smoke, see Cigarette smoke.

The aerosol from electronic cigarettes, commonly known as vapor, contains various levels of chemicals.[1] The e-cigarette vapor resembles cigarette smoke.[1]

Chemicals

Aerosol (vapor) exhaled by an e-cigarette user.
The nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone (NNK) molecule.

In e-cigarettes a liquid is heated to a temperature of about 55 °C to create an aerosolized vapor.[2] The vapor contains similar chemicals to the e-liquid which vary in composition and concentration across and within manufacturers.[1][3] The vapor usually contains nicotine, glycerin, propylene glycol, flavors and aroma transporters.[4] E-cigarettes without nicotine are also available.[5] The vapor may also contain tiny amounts of toxicants, carcinogens, and heavy metals.[4][6] Contamination with various chemicals has been identified.[3] Some products contained trace amounts of the drugs tadalafil and rimonabant.[3] E-cigarette makers do not fully disclose information on the chemicals that can be released or synthesized during use.[1]

Some metal parts in e-cigarettes contact the e-liquid and may contaminate it with metals[7] in concentrations far below levels permitted in inhaled medicines.[4] Tin, cadmium, nickel, lead,[8] aluminum,[6] arsenic,[9] copper,[7] silver,[7] iron,[7] mercury,[10] and chromium have been found in the vapor.[1] The nickel and chromium nanoparticles in the vapor may have came from the e-cigarette heating element.[6] The metals have been found in trace amounts in the vapor, although some of them at higher amounts than in cigarette smoke.[7] One study stated the levels of nickel have been found to be 100 times higher than in cigarette smoke.[9] The amounts and kinds of metals or other materials found in the vapor is based on the material and other manufacturing designs of the heating element.[11] Materials in e-cigarettes might include ceramics, plastics, rubber, filament fibers, and foams.[11] Some of these materials could be found in the vapor.[11] Silicate particles have been found in the vapor.[7]

Many chemicals including carbonyl compounds such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, and glyoxal can inadvertently be produced when the nichrome wire (heating element) that touches the e-liquid is heated and chemically reacts with the liquid.[12] The propylene glycol-containing liquids produced the most amounts of carbonyls in e-cigarette aerosols.[12] Propylene glycol could produce propylene oxide when heated and aerosolized.[6][11] Glycerin may generate acrolein when heated at hotter temperatures.[4] Some e-cigarette products had acrolein identified in the vapor, at greatly reduced amounts than in cigarette smoke.[4] Glyoxal and methylglyoxal have been found in the vapor.[12] The amount of carbonyls vary greatly among different companies and within various samples of the same e-cigarettes.[12]

Tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) such as NNK and N-Nitrosonornicotine and tobacco-specific impurities have been found in the vapor at very low levels,[8] comparable to amounts found in nicotine replacement products.[7] N-Nitrosoanabasine and N-Nitrosoanatabine have been found in the vapor at reduced levels compared to cigarette smoke.[13] Trace amounts of toluene,[8] xylene,[7] polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,[7] aldehydes, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phenolic compounds, flavors, tobacco alkaloids, o-Methyl benzaldehyde, and cresol have been found in the vapor.[1] Low levels of isoprene, acetic acid, 2-butanodione, acetone, propanol, and diacetin, and traces of apple oil (3-methylbutyl-3-methylbutanoate) have been found in the vapor.[6] Benzene and butadiene have been found in the vapor at many-fold lower than in cigarette smoke.[11]

Later-generation e-cigarette devices can create greater amounts of carcinogens.[9] E-cigarettes devices using higher voltages can produce carcinogens including formaldehyde at levels found in cigarette smoke.[14] High-voltage e-cigarettes are capable of producing large amounts of carbonyls.[12] Reduced voltage e-cigarettes had e-cigarette aerosol levels of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde roughly 13 and 807-fold less than indicated in cigarette smoke.[12]

See also

References

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  12. ^ a b c d e f Bekki, Kanae; Uchiyama, Shigehisa; Ohta, Kazushi; Inaba, Yohei; Nakagome, Hideki; Kunugita, Naoki (2014). "Carbonyl Compounds Generated from Electronic Cigarettes". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11 (11): 11192–11200. doi:10.3390/ijerph111111192. ISSN 1660-4601. PMID 25353061.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  13. ^ "E-cigarettes: an up to date review and discussion of the controversy". W V Med J. 110 (4): 10–5. 2014. PMID 25322582. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  14. ^ Collaco, Joseph M. (2015). "Electronic Use and Exposure in the Pediatric Population". JAMA Pediatrics. 169 (2): 177–182. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2898. PMID 25546699.
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