unit 2: so, what’s really in these e-cigarettes/vape pens?
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Unit2:So,What’sReallyInTheseE-Cigarettes/VapePens?
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What’s in E-cigarettes/Vape Pens?
Battery Atomizer/coil
Absorbent material/cotton: Nicotine
Propylene glycol Vegetable glycerin
Flavorants
Nicotine aerosol
WhatAreE-Cigarettes?
E-Juice/E-Liquid
E-Cigarette/Vape Pen Liquid Ingredients
Propylene Glycol
Vegetable Glycerin Nicotine
Flavoring Chemicals
E-Juice/E-Liquid
Lesson2.1:Activity 1: It’s Just Water Vapor, Right?
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1. Usingyourownwords,definetheterms:VAPOR,GAS,AEROSOL
2. Usinglaptop,phone,ordictionaries,findtheexactdefinitionforeachterm
3. Listexamplesofeachterm
4. Reviewasaclass
ActivityDirections
ClassDiscussionSharewhatyourgroupcameupwith!
Defin
ition
sGAS:asubstancewithindefiniteexpansion.Whenyouletagasoutofit'sbottle,itwillusuallykeepspreadingoutuntilit'scompletelymixedwiththeair.VAPOR:itcanmeanthesameasgas,butitmayalsobeusedtodescribeavisibleexhalation,suchassteamorfog."Vapor"isn'taspreciseatermas"gas"or"aerosol."AEROSOL:amixtureofliquidparticlessuspendedinagas.Insteadofjustmixingwiththeairlikeapuregas,aerosolscanleavedropsbehind.
Doyouthinke-cigarettes/vapepenscreateavapor,agas,oraerosol?
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It’sanAerosol,NotaVapor
Lesson2.1:Activity 2: Vapor or Aerosol? Does it Really Matter?
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VapororAerosol
Whydoesitmatterthate-cigarettes/vapepenscreateaerosols?
Lesson 2.2: What’s in E-cigarette/Vape Pen Aerosol?
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What’s in E-Cig Aerosol?
• Propylene glycol • Glycerin • Flavorings (many) • Nicotine • NNN • NNK • NAB • NAT • Ethylbenzene • Benzene • Xylene • Toluene • Acetaldehyde • Formaldehyde • Naphthalene • Styrene • Benzo(b)fluoranthe
ne
• Cadmium • Silicon • Lithium • Lead • Magnesium • Manganese • Potassium • Titanium • Zinc • Zirconium • Calcium • Iron • Sulfur • Vanadium • Cobalt • Rubidium
• Benzo(ghi)perylene • Acetone • Acrolein • Silver • Nickel • Tin • Sodium • Strontium • Barium • Aluminum • Chromium • Boron • Copper • Selenium • Arsenic • Nitrosamines, • Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons
• Chlorobenzene • Crotonaldehyde • Propionaldehyde • Benzaldehyde • Valeric acid • Hexanal • Fluorine • Anthracene • Pyrene • Acenaphthylene • Acenapthene • Fluoranthene • Benz(a)anthracene • Chrysene • Retene • Benzo(a)pyrene • Indeno(1,2,3-
cd)pyrene
E-Cig Aerosol Composition
Compounds in yellow are from FDA 2012, Harmful and Potentially Harmful
Substances – Established List
• Propylene glycol • Glycerin • Flavorings (many) • Nicotine • NNN • NNK • NAB • NAT • Ethylbenzene • Benzene • Xylene • Toluene • Acetaldehyde • Formaldehyde • Naphthalene • Styrene • Benzo(b)fluoranthe
ne
• Cadmium • Silicon • Lithium • Lead • Magnesium • Manganese • Potassium • Titanium • Zinc • Zirconium • Calcium • Iron • Sulfur • Vanadium • Cobalt • Rubidium
• Benzo(ghi)perylene • Acetone • Acrolein • Silver • Nickel • Tin • Sodium • Strontium • Barium • Aluminum • Chromium • Boron • Copper • Selenium • Arsenic
• Nitrosamines, • Polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons
• Chlorobenzene • Crotonaldehyde • Propionaldehyde • Benzaldehyde • Valeric acid • Hexanal • Fluorine • Anthracene • Pyrene • Acenaphthylene • Acenapthene • Fluoranthene • Benz(a)anthracene • Chrysene • Retene • Benzo(a)pyrene • Indeno(1,2,3-
cd)pyrene
All of these have been found in e-cig aerosol
WhereElseCanYouFindTheseChemicals?
NicotineFormaldehyde
Acetone
Rubidium
PropyleneglycolàAntifreeze EthylbenzeneàPaints, Pesticides
àCigarettes
àNail Polish Remover
àEmbalming àFireworks
What is Thirdhand Smoke?
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SHS
THS
Indoor Surfaces
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ThirdhandSmoke
Nicotine & other chemicals © Stanford University