Article
Hidden Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Aerosols
The New England Journal of Medicine
Sponsor
Funding grants from the Penrose Foundation and the Cooley Fund for Critical Research of the Oregon Community Foundation.
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
1-22-2015
Subjects
- Tobacco products -- Additives,
- Tobacco products -- Chemistry,
- Electronic cigarettes,
- Formaldehyde,
- Cancer -- Environmental aspects
Disciplines
Abstract
This letter reports a chemical analysis of vapor from electronic cigarettes that shows high levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. The authors project that the associated incremental lifetime risk of cancer could be higher than that from long-term smoking.
DOI
10.1056/NEJMc1413069
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13310
Citation Information
Jensen RP, Luo W, Pankow JF, Strongin RM, Peyton DH. Hidden formaldehyde in e-cigarette aerosols. N Engl J Med 2015;372:392-4. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1413069
Copyright 2015 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission. The article can be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1413069
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