Hidden Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Aerosols

Authors

R. Paul Jensen, Portland State UniversityFollow
Wentai Luo, Portland State UniversityFollow
James F. Pankow, Portland State UniversityFollow
Robert M. Strongin, Portland State UniversityFollow
David H. Peyton, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

Funding grants from the Penrose Foundation and the Cooley Fund for Critical Research of the Oregon Community Foundation.

Published In

The New England Journal of Medicine

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

1-22-2015

Subjects

Tobacco products -- Additives, Tobacco products -- Chemistry, Electronic cigarettes, Formaldehyde, Cancer -- Environmental aspects

Abstract

This letter reports a chemical analysis of vapor from electronic cigarettes that shows high levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. The authors project that the associated incremental lifetime risk of cancer could be higher than that from long-term smoking.

Description

Copyright 2015 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission. The article can be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1413069

Supplementary appendix has been provided by the author's to give readers additional information about their work.

DOI

10.1056/NEJMc1413069

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13310

Citation Details

Jensen RP, Luo W, Pankow JF, Strongin RM, Peyton DH. Hidden formaldehyde in e-cigarette aerosols. N Engl J Med 2015;372:392-4. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1413069