ArticleEnvironment international2021
Ubiquitous atmospheric contamination by tobacco smoke: Nicotine and a new marker for tobacco smoke-derived particulate matter, nicotelline.
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- Quantitative reference levels for thirdhand smoke residue from tobacco products in indoor environments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Review
- Spatial distribution of nicotine concentrations in Berlin's surface waters and their potential sources.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025Article
- Policy-relevant differences between secondhand and thirdhand smoke: strengthening protections from involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke pollutants.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Reduction of the concentration of particulate material at a sampling point in Cusco city at the beginning of the pandemic.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- On the triad of air PM pollution, pathogenic bioaerosols, and lower respiratory infection.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2023Review
- Molecular composition of soil organic matter (SOM) regulate qualities of tobacco leaves.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Tobacco-specific and combustion pollutants in settled house dust in Malta.Journal of environmental exposure assessment · 2022Article
- Determination of 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-Pyridyl)-1-Butanone (NNK) arising from tobacco smoke in airborne particulate matter.Environment international · 2022Article
- Maternal Secondhand Smoke Exposure Enhances Macrosomia Risk Among Pregnant Women Exposed to PMFrontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Second Hand Smoke (SHS) has always been primarily linked with indoor pollution. To date nicotine was the favoured marker for SHS alongside measurements of particulate matter (PM) levels. As nicotine is mainly found in the gas-phase and reactive in the outdoor environment it is not ideal as a marker for the SHS-driven particulate component in PM. Nicotelline, a minor tobacco alkaloid that is stable, found almost exclusively in the particle phase and easy to quantify even at low concentrations, is being proposed as a better marker. It is the first study using bisulfate-treated quartz fiber filters to show that airborne nicotine (gas+particle phase) is directly proportional to airborne nicotelline in countries that have different climates. The analytical method developed has been validated to show that the use of untreated filters is suitable for the quantification of nicotelline even at low concentrations. Although nicotelline exhibits a seasonal and geographical variation, this is the first comprehensive study which demonstrates the ubiquitous presence of nicotelline in PM from outdoor air samples collected in the USA (0.1-285.6 pgm
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