The rising popularity of electronic cigarettes and the congruent lack of regulations is cause for concern. Electronic cigarettes contain a heating mechanism which vaporizes a mixture of propylene glycol with flavoring compounds and nicotine. Electronic cigarette vapor is known to contain some of the same harmful compounds as traditional cigarettes, including volatile organic compounds. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) includes second-hand, side-stream, and third-hand smoke, which is when harmful chemicals from smoke or vapor are absorbed into cloth. Volatile organic compounds found in ETS are identified by analyzing the headspace of cloth samples exposed to electronic cigarette vapor via gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This presentation encapsulates the quantitative results and plans for future work.

Quantitative identification of volatile organic compounds present in electronic-cigarette vapor via GC/MS detection

251st National Meeting (2016)

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