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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Hypertens Rep. 2020 Aug 28;22(9):73. doi: 10.1007/s11906-020-01085-7

Table 2.

Unique and shared constituents of mainstream cigarette smoke (MCS) and electronic cigarette (e-cig) aerosol

Mixture Constituent Reference(s)
MCS Formaldehyde Kaden et al. [62], Baker [63]
Acetaldehyde WHO [64]
Crotonaldehyde van Andel et al. [65]
Acrolein Alwis et al. [66]
Nicotine US FDA [2]
Metals US FDA [2]
PM UD FDA [2]
E-cig aerosol Formaldehyde Conklin et al. [37], Ogunwale et al. [41••], Rubinstein et al. [67]
Acetaldehyde Conklin et al. [37], Ogunwale et al. [41••], Rubinstein et al. [67]
Acrolein Conklin et al. [37], Ogunwale et al. [41••], Rubinstein et al. [67], Goniewicz et al. [68]
Nicotine Conklin et al. [37], Hutzler et al. [38], Goniewicz et al. [39], Mobarrez et al. [69]
Metals Hess et al. [70], Olmedo et al. [71], National Academies [47••]
PM Lee et al. [72], National Academies [47••]
PG:VG Conklin et al. [37], Bertholon et al. [40]
Flavorings Bertholon et al. [40], Ogunwale et al. [41••]

E-cig electronic cigarette, MCS mainstream cigarette smoke, PG:VG propylene glycol:vegetable glycerin, PM particulate matter, US FDA US Food and Drug Administration, WHO World Health Organization