Formation of Redox-Active Duroquinone from Vaping of Vitamin E Acetate Contributes to Oxidative Lung Injury.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.1c00309
Abstract: In late 2019, the outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injuries (EVALIs) in the United States demonstrated to the public the potential health risks of vaping. While studies since the outbreak have identified vitamin E… read more here.
Keywords: vaping emissions; vea vaping; lung injury; vitamin acetate ... See more keywords
Vaping Aerosols from Vitamin E Acetate and Tetrahydrocannabinol Oil: Chemistry and Composition.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00064
Abstract: The popularity of vaping cannabis products has increased sharply in recent years. In 2019, a sudden onset of electronic cigarette/vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) was reported, leading to thousands of cases of lung illness and dozens… read more here.
Keywords: vaping aerosols; oil; vitamin acetate; chemistry ... See more keywords
External Factors Modulating Vaping-Induced Thermal Degradation of Vitamin E Acetate
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00298
Abstract: Despite previous studies indicating the thermal stability of vitamin E acetate (VEA) at low temperatures, VEA has been shown to readily decompose into various degradation products such as alkenes, long-chain alcohols, and carbonyls such as… read more here.
Keywords: thermal degradation; vitamin acetate; degradation; degradation products ... See more keywords
Thermal Degradants Identified from the Vaping of Vitamin E Acetate.
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DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkab109
Abstract: Studies have suggested that vitamin E acetate (VEA), when used in an electronic vaping device, undergoes thermal degradation and is considered one of the main contributors in E-cigarette or Vaping product use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI).… read more here.
Keywords: degradants identified; vitamin acetate; identified vaping; acetate ... See more keywords
Does ‘Dry Hit’ vaping of vitamin E acetate contribute to EVALI? Simulating toxic ketene formation during e-cigarette use
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238140
Abstract: Vitamin E acetate (VEA) is strongly linked to the outbreak of electronic-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). It has been proposed that VEA decomposition to ketene–a respiratory poison that damages lungs at low… read more here.
Keywords: vitamin acetate; use; hit vaping; cigarette ... See more keywords
Temperature dependence of emission product distribution from vaping of vitamin E acetate
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265365
Abstract: Nearly two years after vitamin E acetate (VEA) was identified as the potential cause of the 2019–2020 outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping product-associated lung injuries (EVALI), the toxicity mechanisms of VEA vaping are still yet… read more here.
Keywords: product; vitamin acetate; degradation; temperature ... See more keywords
Simultaneous Temperature Measurements and Aerosol Collection During Vaping for the Analysis of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Vitamin E Acetate Mixtures in Ceramic Coil Style Cartridges
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DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.734793
Abstract: Incidence of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has been linked to the vaping of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products to which vitamin E acetate (VEA) has been added. In this work we vaped THC/VEA… read more here.
Keywords: vitamin acetate; temperature; tetrahydrocannabinol; vea ... See more keywords
Chemical Emissions From Heated Vitamin E Acetate—Insights to Respiratory Risks From Electronic Cigarette Liquid Oil Diluents Used in the Aerosolization of Δ9-THC-Containing Products
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.765168
Abstract: As of February 18, 2020, the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) outbreak caused the hospitalization of a total of 2,807 patients and claimed 68 lives in the United States. Though investigations… read more here.
Keywords: aerosolization; chemical emissions; cigarette; vitamin acetate ... See more keywords
Analysis of the Aerosol Generated from Tetrahydrocannabinol, Vitamin E Acetate, and Their Mixtures
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DOI: 10.3390/toxics10020088
Abstract: E-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) outbreak was linked to vitamin E acetate (VEA) used as a solvent for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Several studies were conducted to assess the products of VEA (and THC/VEA… read more here.
Keywords: thc vea; vitamin acetate; vape; vea mixtures ... See more keywords
Analysis of Cannabinoid-Containing Fluids in Illicit Vaping Cartridges Recovered from Pulmonary Injury Patients: Identification of Vitamin E Acetate as a Major Diluent
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DOI: 10.3390/toxics8010008
Abstract: Beginning in June of 2019, there was a marked increase in reported cases of serious pulmonary injury associated with vaping. The condition, referred to as e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), does not… read more here.
Keywords: vitamin acetate; cartridges recovered; cannabinoid containing; pulmonary injury ... See more keywords