Assessment of second hand cigarette smoke on various fabrics

CHED 176

Lisa Buttitta1, Rebecca Miller, rebecca_miller1@ecats.gcsu.edu1, David Nguyen, david_nguyen@ecats.gcsu.edu1, Evan White, evan_white@ecats.gcsu.edu1, and Catrena H. Lisse, catrena.lisse@gcsu.edu2. (1) Department of Chemistry & Physics, Georgia College & State University, CBX 082, Milledgeville, GA 31061, (2) Department of Chemistry and Physics, Georgia College & State University, CBX 082, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Undergraduates from the chemistry department of Georgia College & State University have built a smoking machine to investigate the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from second hand smoke of cigarettes. The undergraduates have analyzed the VOCs that adhere to various types of fabrics (cotton, fleece, polyester, and muslin) after being exposed to the smoke of two types of the same brand of cigarettes (Marlboro Reds and Menthols). The headspace from the fabrics in sealed containers has been analyzed using a solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) fiber coupled with gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The results from this research will be presented in this report.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session
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Division of Chemical Education

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007