Table 3.
Year | Authors | Location | Brands | Flavorings | Nicotine (mg/mL) |
Findings |
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2012 | McAuley et al. | United States | [unidentified, 4 “popular e-liquid brands”] | Tobacco | 24 and 26 | No vapor sample exceeded defined risk limits, tobacco smoke approached, but did not exceed, defined risk limits |
2012 | Ingebrethsen et al. | United States | [unidentified, 1 rechargeable and 1 disposable] | [none reported] | [not reported] | Undiluted e-cig vapors found to have particle diameters of average mass in the 250–450 nm range and particle number concentration in the 109particles/cm3range |
2013 | Schripp et al. | Germany | [unidentified, tank and cotton delivery systems] | Apple and Tobacco | 0, 18 | Increases in volatile organic compounds and (ultra)fine particles identified in passive vapor; exhaled particles are smaller than inhaled |
2013 | Zhang et al. | United States | Bloog MaxX Fusion, Propylene (PG) or Vegetable (VG) vehicle | [none reported] | 16 | Peak particle counts at 180 nm (VG) and 120 nm (PG). Small particles were eliminated and large particles were reduced in both size and number by organic vapor removal |
2014 | Fuoco et al. | Italy | [unidentified, two rechargeable models (tank and atomizer) and one disposable] | Selene, Strawberry, Menthol, Camel | 0, 8–9, 12–18 | Particle number distributions of e-cig vapor were similar (4.39±0.42 part. cm−3) to tobacco cigarette smoke (3.14±0.61 part. cm−3) |