Table 2

Aldehydes reported in refill solutions and aerosols of e-cigarettes

LiteratureMatrixUnitsFormaldehydeAcetaldehydeAcroleino-Methyl benzaldehydeAcetone
Goniewicz et al20Aerosolμg/150 puffs3.2±0.8 to
56.1±1.4
2.0±0.1 to
13.6±2.1
N.D. to
41.9±3.4
1.3±0.8 to
7.1±0.4
N.T.
Lim and Shin25Refill solutionmg/L0.02 to 10.090.10 to 15.63N.D.N.T.N.T.
Ohta et al23Aerosolmg/m3260<LOQ<LOQN.T.N.T.
Uchiyama et al24Aerosolmg/m38.3119.3N.T.2.9
Laugesen22Aerosolppm/38 mL puff0.250.34N.D. to 0.33N.T.0.16
  • <LOQ, below the limit of quantitation but above the limit of detection; N.D., not detected; N.T., not tested by the study.