Farsalinos who has been conducting laboratory and clinical research as lead researcher on e-cigarettes since 2011, posted a response on his facebook page. “For those asking questions about the latest study on metal emissions from e-cigarettes, here is my comment: The “significant amount” of metals the authors reported they found were measured in ug/kg. In fact they are so low that for some cases (chromium and lead) I calculated that you need to
vape more than 100 ml per day in order to exceed the FDA limits for daily intake from inhalational medications.” “The “significant amount” of metals the authors reported they found were measured in ug/kg. In fact they are so low that for some cases (chromium and lead) I calculated that you need to vape more than 100 ml per day in order to exceed the FDA limits for daily intake from inhalational medications.”Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, Research Fellow, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens Farsalinos pointed out that unfortunately this is once again a case of misinterpreted data and findings that are taken out of context. “The authors once again confuse themselves and everyone else by using environmental safety limits related to exposure with every single breath, and apply them to
vaping. However, humans take more than 17,000 (thousand) breaths per day but only 400-600 puffs per day from an e-cigarette.”
Konstantinos Farsalinos, M.D.
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Greece
University of Patras, Greece
National School of Public Health, Greece
Thank you.
