Author : Applied Research Press
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781515263289
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (632 download)
Book Synopsis Peering Through the Mist by : Applied Research Press
Download or read book Peering Through the Mist written by Applied Research Press and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are generally recognized as a safer alternative to combusted tobacco products, but there are conflicting claims about the degree to which these products warrant concern for the health of the vapers (e-cigarette users). This paper reviews available data on chemistry of aerosols and liquids of electronic cigarettes and compares modeled exposure of vapers with occupational safety standards. Current state of knowledge about chemistry of liquids and aerosols associated with electronic cigarettes indicates that there is no evidence that vaping produces inhalable exposures to contaminants of the aerosol that would warrant health concerns by the standards that are used to ensure safety of workplaces. However, the aerosol generated during vaping as a whole (contaminants plus declared ingredients) creates personal exposures that would justify surveillance of health among exposed persons in conjunction with investigation of means to keep any adverse health effects as low as reasonably achievable. Exposures of bystanders are likely to be orders of magnitude less, and thus pose no apparent concern.