A live discussion hosted by ABC News about thirdhand smoke with Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center Director Dr. Georg Matt.
These videos were created in collaboration with our community partner, United Women of East Africa Support Team, specifically for Hispanic, Somali, and Pacific Islander communities.
California is now the first state to require sellers of single-family homes to disclose of any knowledge of residue from smoking or vaping on the property. Watch this video from CBS 8 San Diego to learn more.
More than 90% of all children tested in a recent study showed evidence of tobacco smoke exposure, with highest levels found among Black children and those living in low-income and low-education households.
ABC 7 featured Consortium affiliate Ashley Merianos, PhD, from the University of Cincinnati discussing the dangers of thirdhand smoke, especially for children.
Watch the First Annual Tobacco and the Environment Symposium Poster Session recordings.
It’s more than just cigarettes — all tobacco products leave behind a thirdhand chemical residue.
Scientists use four main lines of research to study the health risks of thirdhand smoke.
You can remove thirdhand smoke from some objects – but some surfaces are tougher to tackle.
A recent study by Zaman and colleagues at Louisiana State University found that thirdhand vape residue may interfere with lung development at an early age.
If you smell stale tobacco smoke, thirdhand smoke is in the air.
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Part of the California Thirdhand Smoke Research Consortium and funded by the California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, TRDRP Grant # 28PT-0078H and TRDRP Grant # T32PT6244, the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center shares information and resources to protect Californians from exposure to persistent and toxic residue left behind by tobacco, electronic cigarette, and marijuana use.
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