ChemosphereArsenicDustCadmiumLeadTobacco Smoke Pollution
Environmental tobacco smoke is a major contributor to lead, cadmium, and arsenic in settled house dust.
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, Penelope J E Quintana, Ashley L Merianos, Nathan G Dodder, Eunha Hoh, Lara Stone, Kayo Watanabe, Georg E Matt
Published: 202610.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144820
Abstract
Tobacco smoke contains toxic chemicals, including heavy metals lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As), that are found in secondhand and thirdhand smoke, the chemical residue that lingers and accumulates in indoor environments. This study examined…
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