TY - JOUR T1 - Carbon monoxide concentration in mainstream E-cigarette emissions measured with diode laser spectroscopy JF - Tobacco Control JO - Tob Control DO - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055078 SP - tobaccocontrol-2019-055078 AU - Rileigh Casebolt AU - S Jewel Cook AU - Ana Islas AU - Alyssa Brown AU - Karen Castle AU - Dabrina D Dutcher Y1 - 2019/11/25 UR - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2019/11/25/tobaccocontrol-2019-055078.abstract N2 - The e-fluid heated in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is largely composed of organic compounds, specifically propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin and flavouring compounds. When heated, as it is in an e-cigarette, the chemical species in this fluid have the potential to oxidise into carbon monoxide (CO) and other species. Using diode laser spectroscopy, the concentration of CO in e-cigarette mainstream effluent as a function of e-cigarette power and flavour was measured. Carbon monoxide concentration was found to be a direct function of the power of the resistive heating. At the highest powers testable using commercial e-cigarette components, the maximum CO concentration measured was over 180 ppm. The flavouring compounds in the e-fluid also had an effect on the concentration of carbon monoxide present in the effluent. ER -