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[Dimitris]

Smoke and mirrors: UTC student finding out what's in e-cigarettes | timesfreepress.com

Interested to see their findings.

 

[TomCatt]

I am also interested in seeing their results; but more interested in the method(s) of collection and analysis. "Plasma machines"??

They've supposedly found 2-butanol in eliquid samples already; but haven't disclosed levels or if 2-butanol was used in their collection (performed by a student) or analysis [possible contamination pathways].

 

[kristin]

I posted a comment on this article earlier today:

What company has claimed to "only" have nicotine and propylene glycol in their liquids? Since anti-tobacco health groups are complaining about the "candy flavors" that are supposedly made to entice children (because adults apparently only like things that taste foul,) obviously there is artificial flavoring in most e-cigarettes - even the basic tobacco and menthol flavors have to be artificially flavored.

2-Butanone (2-Butanol) is a flavoring agent. Check out the ingredient list of a strawberry shake at Burger King. The artificial strawberry flavoring contains...2-butanone.

And unless Ms. Balestrino discloses the LEVELS of 2-butanone found, there is no way to know if it is an actual health risk. The likelihood of adverse health effects is directly related to the amount of exposure. Considering that the flavoring in e-cigarette liquid is less than 25% of most solutions and 2-butanone is just an ingredient in that flavoring, the levels cannot possibly be very high.

This just seems to be a repeat of the FDA announcement of finding "carcinogens" and "anti-freeze" without disclosing the levels. Turns out the "antifreeze" was DEG in ONE cartridge (not the vapor)at a NON-TOXIC level and the "c arcinogens" were at the approximately the same levels as found in the FDA-approved nicotine patch.

Until you can disclose what the levels found were and support that they are harmful at that level, there is no valid reason to report the finding other than as a scare tactic to support an agenda.

 

[TomCatt]

Just from a quick Google http://www.alcohol-encyclopedia.eu/AL_EN/butanol_2.shtml

 

[rothenbj]

Rolygate quickly jumped on the fact that they were extracting puffs ineffectively and doing so in a matter that will dry out the E cig and burn the filler and plastic. That point probably should have been sent via Email to the "researchers" rather than as a comment to the article.