Changes and stability of hand nicotine levels in children of smokers: Associations with urinary biomarkers, reported child tobacco smoke exposure, and home smoking bans

Background: Exposure to thirdhand smoke (THS) residue takes place through inhalation, ingestion, and dermal transfer. Hand nicotine levels have been proposed to measure THS pollution in the environment of children, but little is known about its variability and stability over time and correlates of c...

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Main Authors: Georg E. Matt, Ashley L. Merianos, Lara Stone, Chase Wullenweber, Penelope J.E. Quintana, Eunha Hoh, Nathan G. Dodder, Nicolas Lopez Galvez, E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023005123