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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Toxicol Lett. 2020 Aug 9;333:303–311. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.08.003

Table 1:

Chemical Composition of Menthol flavor pod-based Aerosol

Chemical Compounds Functional Group Average Concentration (μg/m3)
Dichlorodifluoromethane Alkyl Halide 2.45
Ethanol Alcohol 3300
1,4-Dioxane Ether 8.5
Toluene Benzene Ring 23
Ethylbenzene Benzene Ring 25.5
Styrene Alkene/Benzene Ring 56.5
Sulfur Dioxide Sulfide >34.5
Acetaldehyde Aldehyde 18
2-Methylbutane Alkane 420
n-Pentane Alkane 1250
tert-Butanol Alcohol 7.8
1-Propanol Alcohol 6
Cyclopentane Alkane 140
Trimethylsilanol Alcohol 70.5
Dimethyl ester carbonic acid Ester 16
Propylene Glycol Alcohol 2400
2-Ethyl-1-hexanol Alcohol 3.45
2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)Ethanol Ether/Alcohol 17
Unknown Siloxane Siloxane 12.5
Levomenthol Alcohol 3 60

Aerosol collection occurred from 30 puffs of Menthol flavor pods in a 1L vacuum bottle and analyzed by ALS environmental. Average concentration of chemical compounds was obtained from two separate aerosol collections.