Benzene formation in electronic cigarettes.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: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-cigarett...

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Main Authors: James F Pankow, Kilsun Kim, Kevin J McWhirter, Wentai Luo, Jorge O Escobedo, Robert M Strongin, Anna K Duell, David H Peyton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5342216?pdf=render