Article
Environmental Sciences
Xavier Continente, Elisabet Henderson, Laura Lopez-Gonzalez, Esteve Fernandez, Olena Tigova, Sean Semple, Rachel O'Donnell, Ana Navas-Acien, Nuria Cortes-Francisco, Noelia Ramirez, Ruaraidh Dobson, TackSHS Project Investigators
Summary: This study estimated the levels of airborne nicotine and the presence of nicotine, cotinine, and TSNAs in settled dust from private cars in Spain and the UK. The results showed that smoking inside the car significantly increased the levels of secondhand smoke and thirdhand smoke.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Hanno C. Erythropel, Deyri S. Garcia Torres, Jackson G. Woodrow, Tamara M. de Winter, Mark M. Falinski, Paul T. Anastas, Stephanie S. O'Malley, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Julie B. Zimmerman
Summary: The study found that the levels of flavorants and nicotine in waterpipe mainstream smoke were significantly reduced after water filtration, but the concentrations remained relatively high, which may attract users. Compared to e-cigarettes, the nicotine content in waterpipe smoke is lower, but different patterns of usage may result in higher exposure to flavorants and nicotine during a single session.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Mahmut Kayar, Yalcin Boztoprak, Belma Gjergjizi Nallbani
Summary: This study investigated the effects of tobacco smoke on the mechanical and color properties of fabrics. The results showed that tobacco smoke had no impact on the tensile strength of fabrics, but it altered the pilling and abrasion resistance values, as well as adversely affected the color properties of the fabrics.
COLORATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elisabet Henderson, Luis A. Rodriguez Guerrero, Xavier Continente, Esteve Fernandez, Olena Tigova, Nuria Cortes-Francisco, Sean Semple, Ruaraidh Dobson, Anna Tzortzi, Vergina K. Vyzikidou, Giuseppe Gorini, Gergana Geshanova, Ute Mons, Krzysztof Przewozniak, Jose Precioso, Ramona Brad, Maria J. Lopez
Summary: This study aimed to quantify secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in homes with residents who smoke in Europe and analyze the factors related to it. The results showed that homes allowing smoking had higher SHS concentrations, highlighting the need for stronger smoke-free policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elisabet Henderson, Xavier Continente, Esteve Fernandez, Olena Tigova, Nuria Cortes-Francisco, Silvano Gallus, Alessandra Lugo, Sean Semple, Ruaraidh Dobson, Luke Clancy, Sheila Keogan, Ario Ruprecht, Alessandro Borgini, Anna Tzortzi, Vergina K. Vyzikidou, Giuseppe Gorini, Angel Lopez-Nicolas, Joan B. Soriano, Gergana Geshanova, Joseph Osman, Ute Mons, Krzysztof Przewozniak, Jose Precioso, Ramona Brad, Maria J. Lopez
Summary: The study found that many outdoor hospitality venues in European countries have high levels of secondhand smoke, especially at night, in enclosed spaces, and with more smokers present. Countries with total indoor smoking bans and higher smoking prevalence also have higher outdoor secondhand smoke concentrations in hospitality venues.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Sa Weon Hong, Paul Teesdale-Spittle, Rachel Page, Bart Ellenbroek, Penelope Truman
Summary: Tobacco dependence is a major preventable cause of early morbidity and mortality worldwide. While there are over 8,000 compounds in tobacco and tobacco smoke, the effects of many of them on smokers are still unknown. Nicotine, toxic and carcinogenic effects, and major and minor components of tobacco smoke responsible for negative health effects have been identified. However, smokers also report positive effects from smoking on depression, anxiety, and mental acuity. It remains unclear whether these effects are due to nicotine, other components of tobacco smoke, or a manifestation of relief from nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qing Zhong, Yilin Li, Xin Mei, Junlin Li, Yuanxia Huang
Summary: This study examined the levels of airborne nicotine in different public places in central China and assessed the short-term and long-term smoke exposure in non-smokers. The findings demonstrated ubiquitous exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the studied public places.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Noel J. Aquilina, Christopher M. Havel, Roy M. Harrison, Kin-Fai Ho, Neal L. Benowitz, Peyton Jacob
Summary: NNK is a potent lung carcinogen formed from nitrosation of nicotine, expected to primarily exist in the particle-phase and be stable in particulate matter. Tests showed a bisulfate-treated filter is more efficient at collecting nicotine and NNK, with NNK behaving linearly with airborne particle + gas phase nicotine. Seasonal analysis revealed higher NNK load in PM10 during winter due to long-range transport over densely populated areas. Contamination of particulate matter with NNK was observed at all sites, highlighting the risk of chronic exposure through inhalation.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oscar M. Camacho, Andrew Hill, Stacy Fiebelkorn, Aaron Williams, James Murphy
Summary: The study suggests that more complex models may be needed to assess interactions between multiple coexisting products in the marketplace. Data availability may hinder the effectiveness of three-product models, while two-product models could miss potential synergies between products. Scenario analyses for THPs and e-cigarettes in Italy show reductions in life-years lost, with larger reductions seen in the Japanese THP scenario compared to the USA e-cigarette projections.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, Ashley L. Merianos, Lara Stone, Chase A. Wullenweber, Penelope J. E. Quintana, Eunha Hoh, Nathan G. Dodder, Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, Georg E. Matt
Summary: This study compared the levels of hand nicotine and urinary tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) biomarkers, and investigated the association between hand nicotine and children's exposure to active smoking. The results showed that hand nicotine and cotinine had the strongest overall associations, and only cotinine showed significantly higher levels among Black children. Hand nicotine levels were associated with modifiable tobacco-related behaviors and could serve as a marker of sources of THS pollution in a child's environment that are not captured by measurement of urinary cotinine alone.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zixuan Wang, Hui Shi, Ling Peng, Yue Zhou, Ying Wang, Fei Jiang
Summary: This study found gender-specific differences in the association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure biomarkers and developmental disorders. Only girls with low cotinine levels and high urinary NNAL levels had higher odds of having developmental disorders, while the effects of boys and NNAL exposure were additive.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Maria Laura Tummino, Alessio Varesano, Giacomo Copani, Claudia Vineis
Summary: In the current state of the art, textile products and materials have a significant environmental impact due to a lack of circular economy management. It is crucial to establish new sustainable paths in the textiles industry by implementing materials, technologies, processes, and business models that promote the reuse and recycling of textile production waste and End-of-Life textiles. Utilizing textile-related materials, especially those derived from renewable and waste resources, for depollution purposes shows great promise for reusing textiles and supporting secondary applications with high sustainability impact.
JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Karis Colyer-Patel, Lauren Kuhns, Alix Weidema, Heidi Lesscher, Janna Cousijn
Summary: Cigarette smoking initiation during adolescence is associated with worse health outcomes, but quitting smoking becomes easier in adulthood. This systematic review found that compared to adult exposure, adolescent exposure to tobacco and nicotine leads to heightened fear learning, anxiety-related behavior, reward processing, nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors expression, dopamine expression, and serotonin functioning. The effects of nicotine or tobacco use on impulsivity are similar across age groups. These findings provide new insights into the vulnerability of adolescents to tobacco and nicotine.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amy E. Margolis, David Pagliaccio, Bruce Ramphal, Sarah Banker, Lauren Thomas, Morgan Robinson, Masato Honda, Tamara Sussman, Jonathan Posner, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Julie Herbstman, Virginia Rauh, Rachel Marsh
Summary: Prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke may have detrimental effects on children's brain structure and function, affecting cognitive control and attention. The study results show that children exposed to ETS had smaller thalamic and inferior frontal gyrus volumes, and exhibited increased brain activation during cognitive conflict resolution.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Siyu Dai, Chun Ting Au, Michael Ho Ming Chan, Richard Kin Ting Kam, Albert Martin Li, Kate Ching-Ching Chan
Summary: The study revealed that parental knowledge and attitude related to tobacco use and children's ETS exposure are insufficient and in need of improvement. Factors such as parental education level, household income, parental nicotine dependence level, and breastfeeding practice may predict more favorable parental KAP. The weak association between knowledge and practice highlights the need for additional interventions beyond education to reduce ETS exposure in children.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Toxicology
Mateusz Szparaga, Radoslaw swiercz, Maciej Stepnik
Summary: The article reviews the chemical composition of smoke from a standard cigarette, aerosol from heating tobacco, and compounds formed in e-cigarette aerosol. Heating tobacco significantly changes the chemical substances in aerosol, while substances in e-cigarette aerosols have proven toxic effects including pro-inflammatory and mutagenic effects on lung cells. The health risks of using e-cigarette aerosols are not fully recognized at present.
TOXICOLOGY MECHANISMS AND METHODS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Agnieszka Jankowska, Mariusz Grzesiak, Michal Krekora, Jolanta Dominowska, Joanna Jerzynska, Pawel Kaluzny, Ewelina Wesolowska, Irena Szadkowska-Stanczyk, Elzbieta Trafalska, Dorota Kaleta, Malgorzata Kowalska, Ewa Jablonska, Beata Janasik, Jolanta Gromadzinska, Wojciech Hanke, Wojciech Wasowicz, Gemma Calamandrei, Kinga Polanska
Summary: The study found that most pregnant women in Poland do not meet the requirement for essential elements and vitamins through diet, with a high proportion using supplements. Women with higher education levels, leisure time, and engagement in physical activity are more likely to meet the average demand for most nutrients, while factors such as low BMI, higher stress levels, and late medical visits are associated with lower compliance with recommendations. Higher socioeconomic status is correlated with higher selenium concentration, BMI over 25 and multiparity with higher copper concentration, and older age with higher vitamin E concentration in plasma.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Mateusz Kowalski, Alicja Nejman, Irena Kaminska, Malgorzata Cieslak, Renata Salerno-Kochan
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the changes in properties of polyamide 6.6 fabric with a polyurethane coating after washing, using specialized and universal laundry detergent. Results showed that the porosity of the coating, air permeability, waterproofness, surface free energy, tensile strength, and thermal properties were affected by washing, with significant changes observed after 10 washes.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anna Baranowska-Korczyc, Andrzej Hudecki, Irena Kaminska, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: This study explores the fabrication of silk powder from Bombyx mori cocoons and non-dyed silk woven fabric through cryogenic milling, retaining the dominant beta-sheet structure. The new milled form of silk was found to be an efficient way to introduce silk into different matrices or form coatings without using harsh solvents, enriching them with new features and making them more biologically friendly.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marcin Rosowski, Dorota Puchowicz, Monika Jaskulska, Jan Kozlowski, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: Invasive slugs pose significant challenges in horticultural and agricultural production. Despite various methods to control the pest population, an effective plant protection strategy has yet to be developed. This paper proposes a solution utilizing modified non-woven fabric with bioactive molluscicidal properties to mitigate slug infestations and protect plants from harm.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dorota Puchowicz, Alicja Nejman, Irena Kaminska, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: This study characterizes cotton and wool fabrics modified by silver nanowires, finding that the presence of dye significantly affects the surface modification with AgNWs, with the amount of nanowires deposited on wool increasing with higher dye contents. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy effect was observed on both fabrics following AgNW modification.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Michal J. Binczarski, Justyna Z. Malinowska, Joanna Berlowska, Weronika Cieciura-Wloch, Sebastian Borowski, Malgorzata Cieslak, Dorota Puchowicz, Izabela A. Witonska
Summary: Currently, most cotton textile waste is difficult to biodegrade due to synthetic additives and chemical treatment. This study optimized acid hydrolysis of cotton yarn fibers to obtain glucose-rich hydrolysates. The hydrolysates showed potential for replacing simple sugar solutions in fermentation media. The highest glucose concentration was achieved by hydrolyzing cotton yarn in a 2% solution of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid at 140-160 degrees C for 2 h. Structural changes in the fibers were observed at high temperatures (>= 140 degrees C), and better growth of yeast strains was observed in the medium containing phosphoric acid hydrolysate.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alicja Nejman, Anna Baranowska-Korczyc, Katarzyna Ranoszek-Soliwoda, Izabela Jasinska, Grzegorz Celichowski, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: New methods of functionalizing aramid fabrics with silver nanowires and silanes were developed, resulting in improved hydrophobicity and conductivity of the fabrics.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mateusz Kowalski, Renata Salerno-Kochan, Irena Kaminska, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: This research aimed to evaluate the changes in surface properties of functional clothing materials with water-repellent finishes after washing. The results showed significant changes in the properties, depending on the material composition, structure, and type of finish. The PFC-free finish was found to be the least resistant to washing, and increasing washing frequency led to a gradual decrease in water repellency.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liese Gilles, Eva Govarts, Laura Rodriguez Martin, Anna-Maria Andersson, Brice M. R. Appenzeller, Fabio Barbone, Argelia Castano, Dries Coertjens, Elly Den Hond, Vazha Dzhedzheia, Ivan ErZen, Marta Esteban Lopez, Lucia Fabelova, Clemence Fillol, Carmen Franken, Hanne Frederiksen, Catherine Gabriel, Line Smastuen Haug, Milena Horvat, Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson, Beata Janasik, NataSa Janev Holcer, Reka Kakucs, Spyros Karakitsios, Andromachi Katsonouri, Jana Klanova, Tina Kold-Jensen, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Corina Konstantinou, Jani Koponen, Sanna Lignell, Anna Karin Lindroos, Konstantinos C. Makris, Darja Mazej, Bert Morrens, Lubica PalkoviCova Murinova, Sonia Namorado, Susana Pedraza-Diaz, Jasmin Peisker, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Loic Rambaud, Valentina Rosolen, Enrico Rucic, Maria Ruether, Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Arnout Standaert, Lorraine Stewart, Tamas Szigeti, Cathrine Thomsen, Hanna Tolonen, Asa Eiriksdottir, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Veerle J. Verheyen, Jelle Vlaanderen, Nina Vogel, Wojciech Wasowicz, Till Weber, Jan-Paul Zock, Ovnair Sepai, Greet Schoeters
Summary: This study describes the organization of the first HBM4EU-aligned studies in Europe, aiming to monitor the internal exposure of European citizens to environmental chemicals by collecting comparable human biomonitoring data.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Anna Bacciarelli-Ulacha, Edyta Matyjas-Zgondek, Dorota Puchowicz, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: This article compares two printing technologies for directly producing silver nanoparticles on cotton fabric. The evaluation focuses on the antibacterial effect and the consumption of chemicals, water, and energy. Results show that the digital printing method is more environmentally friendly, with lower water and energy usage, and a four times lower silver concentration in the fabric compared to screen printing.
FIBERS AND POLYMERS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Radoslaw Swiercz, Maciej Stepnik, Jolanta Gromadzinska, Katarzyna Domeradzka-Gajda, Joanna Roszak, Wojciech Wasowicz
Summary: This study investigated the distribution of 1-naphthoic acid (1-NA) in different tissues and urinary excretion after rats were exposed to 1-methylnaphthalene (1-MN) vapor. The results showed that the levels of 1-NA in the tissues were dependent on the exposure dose of 1-MN. The activity of cytochrome in the liver increased with the dose of 1-MN, and there was a significant increase in ALT activity in the serum of exposed rats. Furthermore, urine extracts from exposed rats resulted in a significant increase in the frequency of micronuclei compared to control animals.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Malgorzata Cieslak, Dorota Kowalczyk, Malgorzata Krzyzowska, Martyna Janicka, Ewa Witczak, Irena Kaminska
Summary: Textile structures with bioactive and functional properties have wide applications in medicine, clothing, and technical products. The study found that modified textiles showed antibacterial and antiviral activity without significant toxicity. The modified fabrics had hydrophobic surfaces, improved thermal conductivity, and facilitated water vapor transport.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Malgorzata Cieslak, Dorota Kowalczyk, Anna Baranowska-Korczyc, Irena Kaminska, Malgorzata Krzyzowska, Martyna Janicka, Jerzy Kubacki
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the antimicrobial functionalization of textile structures with copper and its compounds has significantly increased. This study applied magnetron sputtering with copper to modify viscose needle-punched nonwoven fabric, which showed strong antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, it exhibited weak activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in the presence of other viruses.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Alicja Nejman, Anna Baranowska-Korczyc, Grzegorz Celichowski, Malgorzata Cieslak
Summary: Aramid woven fabrics can be functionalized using silver nanowires and silanes to enhance thermal performance and antimicrobial activity. The Ag/S method provides the best results for para-aramid fabrics.
