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https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-1-17-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-1-17-2023
Research article
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25 Oct 2023
Research article |  | 25 Oct 2023

A rapid semi-quantitative screening method to assess chemicals present in heated e-liquids and e-cigarette aerosols

Natalie Anderson, Paul Pringle, Ryan Mead-Hunter, Benjamin Mullins, Alexander Larcombe, and Sebastien Allard

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The accelerated vaping (aerosol generation) method described here mimicked typical vaping on an accelerated time frame and could form the basis of a standardized screening tool to test heated e-liquids and their aerosols for harmful or banned substances. This method could help protect consumers in jurisdictions that have banned certain e-liquid chemicals such as Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
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