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Anne O'Connor

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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are nicotine devices that is made up of a power source (battery) and a heating element that both work to stimulate the vaporization of a flavored solution. This is then inhaled by the user. While e-cigarettes lack many of the toxic chemicals in tobacco cigarettes, their effects to human health remain unknown. This study aims to determine whether harmful oxidants are produced in electronic cigarettes using lithium batteries. For this purpose, reactive oxygen species (ROS) reactivity in the disposable components of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) associated with e-cigarette aerosols was analyzed by comparing new lithium ion battery in an e-cigarette versus a two-year old lithium-ion battery. Vapor collected through a water gravity vacuum method mimicking the vapor inhaled by an individual were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry ICP-OES. The results suggest there are lithium ions present in the vapor that the user inhales. Ola’s main role in the research was to edit and prepare the paper as well as the experimental data for publication

Publication Date

2020

Department

Chemistry

Disciplines

Analytical Chemistry

Student Publication

This item is part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Determination of Lithium Ions in E-Cigarettes Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) Technique

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