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ArticleChemosphere2026

Environmental tobacco smoke is a major contributor to lead, cadmium, and arsenic in settled house dust.

Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, Penelope J E Quintana, Ashley L Merianos, Nathan G Dodder, Eunha Hoh, Lara Stone, Kayo Watanabe, Georg E Matt

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Article in Chemosphere, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nicolas Lopez-GalvezSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4611, USA. Electronic address: nilopez@sdsu.edu.
E Melinda Mahabee-GittensCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
Penelope J E QuintanaSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4611, USA.
Ashley L MerianosUniversity of Cincinnati, School of Human Services, PO Box 210068, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0068, USA.
Nathan G DodderSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4611, USA.
Eunha HohSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4611, USA.
Lara StoneCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
Kayo WatanabeSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4611, USA.
Georg E MattSan Diego State University, Department of Psychology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182-4611, USA.

Funding

Supplement: Contribution of Thirdhand Smoke to Overall Tobacco SmokeR01ES027815 · NIEHS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MAHABEE-GITTENS, E. MELINDA, MATT, GEORG E · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure in a Pediatric Patient PopulationR01ES030743 · NIEHS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MAHABEE-GITTENS, E. MELINDA · 2019 to 2023
$2.9M
An Intervention to Reduce Second Hand Smoke Exposure among Pediatric Emergency Patients. R01HD083354 · NICHD · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MAHABEE-GITTENS, E. MELINDA · 2015 to 2019
$2.9M
Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department SettingK01DA044313 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI MERIANOS, ASHLEY L · 2017 to 2021
$727k
Distinguishing Exposure to Secondhand and Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke and Electronic Cigarettes among U.S. Children based on Multiple Biomarker ProfilesR21ES032161 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI MERIANOS, ASHLEY L · 2020 to 2021
$467k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD083354NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA044313NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES027815NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES030743NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES032161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tobacco smoke contains toxic chemicals, including heavy metals lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As), that are found in secondhand and thirdhand smoke, the chemical residue that lingers and accumulates in indoor environments. This study examined tobacco smoke's contribution to heavy metal accumulation in house dust after smoking stops. Dust samples were collected from 179 homes of cigarette smokers with young children and analyzed for nicotine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) using isotope-dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Pb, Cd, and As were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Bivariate correlation and multivariable models were used to examine associations between tobacco use markers and heavy metal dust loading, controlling for sociodemographic, home, and smoking characteristics. All samples contained Pb (geometric mean: 34.2 μg/m

Indexed as

Air Pollution, IndoorArsenicCadmiumDustLeadMetals, HeavyTobacco Smoke PollutionChildEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHousingHumansMaleNicotineArsenicCadmiumDustLeadMetals, HeavyNicotineTobacco Smoke Pollution

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PMID41483650
PMCPMC13356893

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