BatteryAtomizer/coil

Absorbent material/cotton:Nicotine

Propylene glycolVegetable glycerin

Flavorants

Nicotine aerosol

What Are E-Cigarettes?

Defin

ition

sGAS: a substance with indefinite expansion. When you

let a gas out of it's bottle, it will usually keep spreading out until it's completely mixed with the air.

VAPOR: it can mean the same as gas, but it may also be used to describe a visible exhalation, such as steam or fog. "Vapor" isn't as precise a term as "gas" or "aerosol."

AEROSOL: a mixture of liquid particles suspended in a gas. Instead of just mixing with the air like a pure gas, aerosols can leave drops behind.

Why does it matter that e-cigarettes/vape pens create aerosols?

• 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

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)fluoranthene

• 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

Where Else Can You Find These Chemicals?

NicotineFormaldehyde

Acetone

Rubidium

Propylene glycol Antifreeze Ethylbenzene Paints, Pesticides

Cigarettes

Nail Polish Remover

Embalming Fireworks

Grade Chester County

Pennsylvania

6th 0.2 0.8

8th 1.5 3.5

10th 3.9 6.8

12th 10.5 14.6

All 3.8 6.4

Grade Chester County

Pennsylvania

6th 1.1 2.6

8th 7.1 11.7

10th 16.2 20.4

12th 26.3 27.0

All 12.2 15.5

Source: PAYS 2015 ATOD Use and Access: High prevalence/early initiation drugs. http://chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/35010

**Teenages are also using e-cigs for marijuana or hash oil. 11% of high school seniors report doing this. Hash oil can reach 95% pure THC which is the psychoactive component in marijuana

Source: Johnston, L.D. et al. (2017.) 2017 Overview: Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use. Retrieved from: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/14/570767261/teens-pretty-sober-except-for-the-marijuana-and-vaping