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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jun 4;151(3):381–393. doi: 10.1177/0194599814536847

Table 3.

Articles on passive exposure to e-cigarettes (second hand vaping).

Year Authors Location Brands Flavorings Nicotine
(mg/mL)
Findings
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)