Electronic Cigarettes

 The Columbia University research team is particularly interested in characterizing toxic metal emissions from electronic cigarettes and their adverse effects on the health of e-cigarette users and bystanders.

Personnel

 Ana Navas Acien, Norm Kleiman, Diane Re, Vesna Ilievski, Di Zhao, Markus Hilpert

References

  1. Zhao, D., Ilievski, V., Slavkovich, V., Olmedo, P., Domingo-Relloso, A., Rule, A.M., Kleiman, N.J., Navas-Acien, A., Hilpert, M. (2022). Effects of e-liquid flavor, nicotine content, and puff duration on metal emissions from electronic cigarettes. Environmental Research 204: 112270. PMID: 34717948

  2. Olmedo, P., Rodrigo, L., Grau-Perez, M., Hilpert, M., Navas-Acien, A., Tellez-Plaza, M., Pla, A., Gil, F. (2021). Metal exposure and biomarker levels in e-cigarette users in Spain. Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111667

  3. Yan, B., Zagorevski, D., Ilievski, V., Kleiman, N.J., Re, D.B., Navas-Acien, A., Hilpert, M. (2021). Identification of newly formed toxic chemicals in E-cigarette aerosols with Orbitrap mass spectrometry and implications on E-cigarette control. Eur J Mass Spectrom 27:141-148.

  4. Hilpert, M., Re, D.B., Saglimbeni, B., Strait, M., Ilievski, V., Coady, M., Talayero, M., Wilmsen, K., Chesnais, H., Balac, O., Glabonjat, R.A., Slavkovich, V., Yan, B., Graziano, J., Navas-Acien, A., Kleiman, N.J. (2021). Exposure to e-cigarette aerosol over two months induces accumulation of neurotoxic metals and alteration of essential metals in mouse brain. Environmental Research 202: 111557.

  5. Navas-Acien, A., Martinez-Morata, I., Hilpert, M., Rule, A., Shimbo, D., LoIacono, N.J. Early cardiovascular risk in e-cigarette users: the potential role of metals. Curr. Environ. Health Rep. 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.1007/s40572-020-00297-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33242201

  6. Zhao D., Aravindakshan, A., Hilpert, M., Olmedo, P., Rule, A.M., Navas-Acien, A., Aherrera, A. (2020). Metal/metalloid levels in electronic cigarette liquids, aerosols, and human biosamples: A systematic review. Environ Health Perspectives 128(3): 36001.

  7. Hilpert, M., V. Ilievski; S.-Y. Hsu, A.M. Rule, P. Olmedo, and G. Drazer. E-cigarette aerosol collection using converging and straight tubing sections: Physical mechanisms. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.011

  8. Hilpert, M., Ilievski, V., Coady, M., Andrade-Gutierrez, M., Yan, B., Chillrud, S.N., Navas-Acien, A., Kleiman, N.J. (2019). A custom-built low-cost chamber for exposing rodents to e-cigarette aerosol: practical considerations. Inhalation Toxicology 31: 399-408.

  9. Zhao D., Navas-Acien A., Ilievski V., Slavkovich V., Olmedo P., Adria-Mora B., Domingo-Relloso A., Aherrera A., Kleiman N.J., Rule A.M., Hilpert M. (2019). Metal concentrations in electronic cigarette aerosol: Effect of open-system and closed-system devices and power settings. Environmental Research 174: 125-134.

  10. Olmedo, P., W. Goessler, S. Tanda, M. Grau-Perez, S. Jarmul, A. Aherrera, R. Chen, M. Hilpert, J.E. Cohen, A. Navas-Acien, A.M. Rule (2018). Metal concentrations in e-cigarette liquid and aerosol samples: the contribution of metallic coils. Environ Health Perspectives 126: 027010-1.