Nicotine content in exhaled vapor

[MJ12]

I'm posting this in the New Members forum, simply because it gets a lot more activity. mod... if needs to be moved, be my guest.

To begin with, myself and one other co-worker vape at our desks and we've received no complaints from anyone. BTW, we work in a "cube farm", the walls of which are 6' high. Today we noticed that someone has placed a box fan on top of some filing cabinets and it blows at high speed all day. When my co-worker inquired about it, the reply was so-and-so said there's too much nicotine in the air. Mind you, that "so-and-so" is a moderate smoker of the analogue variety. My question is... Is there any truth to this? Or is he just blowing smoke, pardon the pun. BTW, the chap in question tends to be a bit of a prima donna.

I'm priming the pumps just in case and any feedback, facts, etc. would be most helpful.

 

[discusfan]

That is jealousy rearing it's ugly head! Maybe you need to help them convert......... Have had more than a few act this way, really it is a cry for help they are too scared to ask for.

 

[KjAthena]

I saw a report but now have to find it on what 2nd hand vape contains

 

[KjAthena]

this tread may help....http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/campaigning-discussions/432714-2013-study.html

 

[suspectK]

20-60% of nicotine is absorbed when you inhale and through various other blood vessels it comes in contact with, so there is still nicotine content in your vapor. Without MAOI's or menthol introduced to your system, nicotine is broken down rather easily by the body. All tobacco contains MAOI's. If he starts to :bwillbecensoreditch:, tell him he can continue when he quits smoking.

 

[MJ12]

this tread may help....http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/campaigning-discussions/432714-2013-study.html

I'll have to look into that when I get home. For some odd reason, thread is being blocked here at work.

 

[Boiler]

Here's Another:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23033998

CONCLUSIONS:

For all byproducts measured, electronic cigarettes produce very small exposures relative to tobacco cigarettes. The study indicates no apparent risk to human health from e-cigarette emissions based on the compounds analyzed.

 

[Talyon]

OP u can also go to the CASAA forum there are several studies ecig related there. Or the CASAA website.

Http://www.CASAA.org

Hope that worked.

 

[suspectK]

It's pretty hard to find real studies on nicotine that aren't focused around tobacco as well, but

"As of 2004, testing showed that the average cigarette contained 12+ mg of nicotine and delivered approximately 1.2-1.8 mg to the smoker. Nicotine gum products are sold with dosages up to 4 mg per piece in the United States. Transdermal patches are sold that deliver around .88 mg, .58 mg, and .29 mg per hour for 24 hours. Intranasal (nasal spray) doses are similar to smoked doses. [ Erowid Nicotine Vault: Basics ] "

Obviously you're not able to inhale every bit of the cigarette, so take into consideration a slight decrease in the 12+mg that can be accessed by your body that just burns off from your cherry.

 

[BigBen2k]

If there's only two vapers in the office, and you're not making clouds it will be relatively harmless.

Personally, I can't stand the noise of box fans...

 

[Gautama]

Let him know that there is more nicotine in vegetables than in your vapor. Also, I can't remember where I read it though, the only way for him to get a measurable amount of nicotine from "secondhand" vapor is if you blew it fully into his mouth. I really don't understand this behavior from a smoker though. Unless it's jealousy over the fact that you can get your nic fix right there and he has to go outside to get his.

 

[Cactus Breath]

I don't know if one of the above posts already contained the link, but here's a study on PubMed which addressed the issue: Comparison of the effects of e-cigarette vapor... [Inhal Toxicol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

 

[tj99959]

If you look at the "measured levels" you will see that there was 0 nicotine detected ... that's right ZERO

http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CSA_Poster.pdf

This is a PUBLISHED study

 

[Gautama]

If you look at the "measured levels" you will see that there was 0 nicotine detected ... that's right ZERO

http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CSA_Poster.pdf

This is a PUBLISHED study

Nice find ! I will have to save that link for future reference. Though I wonder if the results would have been different in a smaller room?

 

[MJ12]

If there's only two vapers in the office, and you're not making clouds it will be relatively harmless.
Personally, I can't stand the noise of box fans...

Nope, no clouds, just modest plumes of vapor. I use a small 6" fan that dissipates my exhaled vapor pretty quickly. Fortunately, the box fan is about 4 metres away. Besides, I have headphones on most of the day, in the groove with DnB or House music

 

[MJ12]

If you look at the "measured levels" you will see that there was 0 nicotine detected ... that's right ZERO

http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CSA_Poster.pdf

This is a PUBLISHED study

My co-worker found this, which led me this study.

 

[MJ12]

... the only way for him to get a measurable amount of nicotine from "secondhand" vapor is if you blew it fully into his mouth.

And that ain't happenin'

 

[MJ12]

Many thanks to everyone! This has given me/us some ammunition in the unlikely event that chap raises a stink.

 

[timk]

this is interesting to me. i have kids at home and have not vaped inside because of it. not sure i'll start but this is very interesting to me.

 

[MJ12]

... Maybe you need to help them convert.

We managed to pick up another convert today at work, not the individual making the aforementioned claim. My mate and I were talking to him about it and he went out during lunch and bought one of these. He'd tried a cig-a-like some time back, but wasn't satisfied with the lackluster vapor production.