Title | Effect of Ozone on Nicotine Desorption from Model Surfaces: Evidence for Heterogeneous Chemistry |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Hugo Destaillats, Brett C Singer, Sharon K Lee, Lara A Gundel |
Journal | Environmental Science and Technology |
Volume | 40 |
Start Page | 1799 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 1799-1805 |
Date Published | 03/2006 |
Abstract | Assessment of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure using nicotine as a tracer or biomarker is affected by sorption of the alkaloid to indoor surfaces and by its long-term re-emission into the gas phase. However, surface chemical interactions of nicotine have not been sufficiently characterized. Here, the reaction of ozone with nicotine sorbed to Teflon and cotton surfaces was investigated in an environmental chamber by monitoring nicotine desorption over a week following equilibration in dry or humid air ( |
DOI | 10.1021/es050914r |
LBNL Report Number | LBNL-57505 |
Short Title | Environ. Sci. Technol. |