A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal
for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple …

Secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) is a known cause of many adverse health effects in
adults and children. Increasingly, SHSe assessment is an element of tobacco control …

Rationale: The effect of indoor air pollutants on respiratory morbidity among patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in developed countries is uncertain …

Importance Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is associated with many health conditions
in children and adults. Millions of individuals in the US are currently exposed to SHS in their …

Abstract Introduction In July 2018, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
passed a rule requiring public housing authorities to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) …

BACKGROUND: Indoor air pollution (IAP) from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and
biomass fuel smoke (BMS) poses respiratory health risks, with children and women bearing …

While hair samples are easier to collect and less expensive to store and transport than
biological fluids, and hair nicotine characterizes tobacco exposure over a longer time period …

Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is a popular sampling technique in which chemical
compounds are collected with a sorbent-coated fiber and then desorbed into an analytical …

In this study, we characterized personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), black
carbon (BC), and nicotine in pregnant women in Hidalgo County, where the hospitalization …

In this pilot study, we examined the validity and usefulness of hair nicotine–cotinine
evaluation as a biomarker of monitoring exposure to tobacco. Head hair samples were …