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COVID-19 Reminds Us of the Importance of Air Quality in Our Homes
Even as COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted all over the US, and we spend more time away from home, thirdhand smoke remains an important source
A New Study Finds Thirdhand Smoke Can Affect Gut Bacteria in Infants
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston investigated the effect of thirdhand smoke on the gut microbiome of infants in the
How Do Parents’ Smoking Habits Affect Children?
A new study by Drs. Myung-Bae Park and Chhabi Lai Ranabhat from Pai Chai University in the Republic of Korea, found that children of parents
New Survey Shows Californians Want to Know the Smoking History of their Homes
A recent poll shows the majority of Californians want to know if the home they are about to purchase or rent contains thirdhand smoke. June
Heating Cannabis Oil Can Create Harmful Emissions
A team of Berkeley Lab researchers led by Thirdhand Smoke Research Consortium member Hugo Destaillats, examined the potential harmful effects of emissions from heated cannabis
During Women’s Health Week (and Every Week), Stand Up for Smokefree Clean Air Laws!
A seated woman speaks to a female doctor who takes notes
Public Comment on Secondhand Smoke, Thirdhand Smoke, and Tobacco Product Waste
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is updating their effort to identify communities disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution by preparing
New Evidence Shows Thirdhand Smoke Could Alter Your Immune System—Even Before You Are Born
A team of researchers from UC San Francisco, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley investigated how thirdhand smoke exposure
How can you reduce your child’s exposure to tobacco smoke?
A recent study examined popular strategies to reduce children’s exposure to tobacco smoke to determine which, if any, work. Only one strategy effectively reduced, but
Tobacco Smoke Exposure Sends Children to the Emergency Department
A new study from University of Cincinnati thirdhand smoke researchers Drs. Ashley Merianos and Melinda Mahabee-Gittens shows children who are exposed to tobacco smoke end
Thirdhand Smoke: A Global Concern
Two independent studies, one surveying Shanghai, China residents and the other surveying residents of the Al-Hasa region of Saudia Arabia, assessed parents’ understanding of thirdhand
Thirdhand Smoke Might Spell Bad News for Children’s Good Bacteria
Researchers from San Diego State University and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center compared the microbiomes, or bacteria populations, of children living in homes exposed to
New Guidance Available to Support Communities Creating Smokefree Outdoor Areas
California communities interested in regulating smoking in outdoor areas will be interested in a new publication from The Law and Policy Partnership to End the Commercial
A New Way to Measure the Presence of Thirdhand Smoke
A study from a team of thirdhand smoke researchers has found nicotelline, a tobacco-related chemical compound, to be a better marker for measuring the presence
Cannabis Gets a Pass: Legal Cannabis May Make Airbnb Hosts More Lenient About In-Home Smoking
Could legal cannabis normalize indoor tobacco smoking again? A recent study by River Hill High School student Hudson Kennedy and John Hopkins researchers Drs. Meghan
New Ways to Measure Thirdhand Smoke Exposure
A recent study by researchers at International University of Catalonia, Catalan Institute of Oncology, and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute used survey responses and saliva
Pediatricians Can Help Reduce Children’s Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
Pediatricians know how important it is to protect children from exposure to toxic tobacco smoke by helping their family members quit smoking. Quitting is the
Ozone Generators Remove Thirdhand Smoke Residue
Toxic thirdhand smoke is persistent and difficult to remove. A new study from Lawrence Berkeley Labs suggests ozone generators can remove recently accumulated thirdhand smoke.
New Findings Suggest Thirdhand Smoke May Affect Your Liver Irreversibly
A recent study from a group of thirdhand smoke researchers, including Dr. Noelia Ramírez of the Metabolomics Interdisciplinary Lab and Dr. Manuela Martins-Green of the
New Study Shows Thirdhand Smoke from THC Reacts in the Air to Form New Compounds
A new study by Drs. Aaron Wylie and Jonathan Abbatt from the University of Toronto Department of Chemistry demonstrates that THC from cannabis smoke reacts
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