Toxicant inhalation among singleton waterpipe tobacco users in natural settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies that assess waterpipe tobacco smoking behaviour and toxicant exposure generally use controlled laboratory environments with small samples that may not fully capture real-world variability in human behaviour and waterpipe products. This study aimed to conduct real-time sampling of waterpipe tobacco use in natural environments using an in situ device.

Methods

We used the REALTIME sampling instrument: a validated, portable, self-powered device designed to sample automatically a fixed percentage of the aerosol flowing through the waterpipe mouthpiece during every puff. We recruited participants at café and home settings in Jordan and measured puffing behaviour in addition to inhalation exposure of total particulate matter (TPM), carbon monoxide (CO), nicotine,

SUBMITTER: Jawad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6563915 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature