Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol

Monique Williams; Amanda Villarreal; Krassimir Bozhilov; Sabrina Lin; Prue Talbot

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057987

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Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol

Monique Williams,

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America
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Amanda Villarreal,

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America
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Krassimir Bozhilov,

Affiliation Central Facility for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America
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Sabrina Lin,

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America
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Prue Talbot

* E-mail: talbot@ucr.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America
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Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol

Monique Williams,
Amanda Villarreal,
Krassimir Bozhilov,
Sabrina Lin,
Prue Talbot

Published: March 20, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057987

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Lead Content

Posted by Codyyy on 29 Jul 2014 at 14:24 GMT

Hello,

I had one question that came up in reading this article - the source of the lead content detected. The article mentions that no lead was detected in solder joints and that this was expected due to China's ban on the use of leaded solder. If this is the case, are there any thoughts as to where the lead is coming from in the use of these products?

Thanks!

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