Open AccessDifferences in exposure to toxic and/or carcinogenic volatile organic compounds between Black and White cigarette smokers
Author(s) -
Gideon St.Helen,
Neal L. Benowitz,
Jennifer Ko,
Peyton Jacob,
Steven E. Gregorich,
Eliseo J. PérezStable,
Sharon E. Murphy,
Stephen S. Hecht,
Dorothy K. Hatsukami,
Eric C. Donny
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of exposure science and environmental epidemiology/journal of exposure science and environmental epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1559-064X
pISSN - 1559-0631
DOI - 10.1038/s41370-019-0159-9
Subject(s) - acrolein , nicotine , tobacco smoke , metabolite , acrylonitrile , toxicology , chemistry , environmental health , medicine , organic chemistry , biology , polymer , copolymer , catalysis
It is unclear why Black smokers in the United States have elevated risk of some tobacco-related diseases compared to White smokers. One possible causal mechanism is differential intake of tobacco toxicants, but results across studies are inconsistent. Thus, we examined racial differences in biomarkers of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in tobacco smoke.