Effects of electronic cigarettes and hookah (waterpipe) use on home air quality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A major site of secondhand smoke exposure for children and adults is the home. Few studies have evaluated the impact of e-cigarette or hookah use on home air quality, despite evidence finding toxic chemicals in secondhand e-cigarette aerosols and hookah smoke. We assessed the effect of e-cigarette and hookah use on home air quality and compared it with air quality in homes where cigarettes were smoked and where no smoking or e-cigarette use occurred.

Methods

Non-smoking homes and homes where e-cigarettes, hookah or cigarettes were used were recruited in the New York City area (n=57) from 2015 to 2019. Particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm (PM_2.5), black carbon and carbon monoxide (CO) were measured during a smoking or vaping session, both

SUBMITTER: Shearston JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787574 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature