
Collaborative Consortium on Thirdhand Smoke: Research Projects and Core Resources
This series features the Consortium’s newly funded projects, which engage in groundbreaking research about the nature and health consequences of thirdhand smoke. Thirdhand smoke is

Collaborative Consortium on Thirdhand Smoke: Research Projects and Core Resources
This series features the Consortium’s newly funded projects, which engage in groundbreaking research about the nature and health consequences of thirdhand smoke.

Collaborative Consortium on Thirdhand Smoke: Research Projects and Core Resources
This series features the Consortium’s newly funded projects, which engage in groundbreaking research about the nature and health consequences of thirdhand smoke. Thirdhand smoke is

Study Measures the Effects of JUUL Vaping on Users and their Surrounding Environment
This study investigated the chemicals in JUUL pods, looking at the impact of electronic cigarette use on the users and the surrounding environment.

Using Machine Learning to Differentiate Second- and Thirdhand Smoke Exposure
This study used machine learning techniques to classify children into three different groups of reported tobacco exposure: no tobacco smoke exposure, thirdhand smoke exposure, and second- and thirdhand smoke exposure.

What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Your Lungs and on Your Clothes, Hair, and Skin
A new report by the CDC confirmed what scientists and healthcare experts have been saying for years: the only way to protect casino workers and

An Invitation to Learn More: Respiratory Exposure to Thirdhand Smoke
Thirdhand smoke is the chemical residue from tobacco smoke. It is also called “tobacco smokeresidue” or “stale tobacco smoke.” The chemicals in thirdhand smoke are

Californians Care About Their Healthcare Providers’ Smoking Status
A poll conducted by California’s Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center at San Diego State University found that three out of four Californians believe they should be

Interview with Researcher: Tobacco Product Waste—Contaminants, Sources, Impacts
San Diego State University tobacco control researcher, Dr. Thomas Novotny, recently collaborated with colleagues to review the science behind what we know about the impacts

Thirdhand Smoke Can Trigger Skin Diseases
A team led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, has found that acute exposure of the skin to thirdhand smoke elevates biomarkers associated

How Can We Test For Tobacco Exposure In Children’s Environments?
A recent study by Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center Consortium member Melinda Mahabee-Gittens and colleagues investigated if hand nicotine levels can be used as an indicator of second- and thirdhand smoke exposure in children’s environments.

Many “Smokefree” Hotels Leave Guests Exposed to Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke
Have you ever smelled stale tobacco smoke in a smokefree hotel room? If so, you are not alone. A new study from researchers at San

California High School Student Finds School Bathrooms are Polluted with Thirdhand Smoke Residue
Rosalia Park, a high school student from Los Angeles, California, recognized a problem with smoking and vaping in her school’s bathrooms. Working with the Thirdhand

Exposure to Thirdhand Smoke Chemicals Surpass Health Risk Guidelines
A new study led by thirdhand smoke researcher Dr. Hugo Destaillats at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that chemicals lingering in indoor spaces where smoking

Exposure To Thirdhand Smoke and Electronic Cigarette Spills Can Damage Human Skin
Thirdhand smoke researchers Drs. Prue Talbot and Giovanna Pozuelos, from the University of California, Riverside, found that exposure to nicotine concentrations at the levels found

Research Shows that Thirdhand Smoke Specific Compound “NNA” is Toxic to Human Lung Cells
A recent study from Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory in California investigated chemical compounds specific to thirdhand smoke pollution to study their harmful effects on human

Researchers Study Smokers’ Perceptions of Thirdhand Smoke in Multiunit Housing
Researchers from the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of Oklahoma studied smokers’ understanding of what happens to smoke when cigarettes are

Study Reports That the Cervical Cancer Risks of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure May be Similar to Secondhand Smoke
Researchers from universities in China and the United Kingdom studied the association between thirdhand smoke exposure and cervical cancer. This is the first large-scale epidemiologic

FDA To Require Tobacco Companies to Reduce the Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes
Thirdhand smoke researcher, UCSF’s Dr. Neal Benowitz, proposed reducing nicotine in cigarettes in 1994. This week, the FDA announced it would require tobacco companies to

Healthcare Providers May Be Unaware of the Dangers of Thirdhand Smoke
A new study suggests that healthcare providers are not fully aware of the dangers of thirdhand smoke. This has important implications for patients and points
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