Researchers Warn of Potential Hazard of Second Hand Vaping Aerosols

ETOX student Wonsik Woo, his advisor Prof. Ying-Hsuan Lin, a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and ETOX faculty member, and their collaborators, recently published their research on e-cigarette aerosols, the production of reactive oxygen species within ultra fine particles, and their implications for those exposed to second-hand vapors in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.  As noted in a a recent article in Newsweek magazine on their research, the authors analysis showed "that the aged aerosols went on to create radicals, with ultrafine particles notably producing around 100 times more radicals relative to their weight than larger-grade particles".  The research was the focus of American Chemical Society Chemistry for Life news article.  Our congratulations to Wonsik, Ying-Hsuan and their collaborators for this nice recognition of their work.  [The image above is from the journal article mentioned above.]