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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)
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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)
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
Environmental Sciences
L. Campo, L. Boniardi, E. Polledri, F. Longhi, C. Scuffi, S. Fustinoni
Summary: This study assessed ETS exposure in Milan schoolchildren, revealing a higher actual exposure rate than perceived by parents. Children living with smokers or vapers had higher COT-U levels, with partial smoking bans showing a slight mitigation effect on exposure.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin-Chen Liu, Esben Strodl, Chuan-An Wu, Li-Hua Huang, Xiao-Na Yin, Guo-Min Wen, Deng-Li Sun, Dan-Xia Xian, Wei-Qing Chen
Summary: Maternal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of preterm birth, with the highest risk observed when exposed in the first trimester.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Na-Young Yoon, Il Yun, Yu Shin Park, Eun-Cheol Park
Summary: This study, using nationally representative data from Korea, found a positive association between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and oral health symptoms in adolescents. The association was weaker in individuals with good oral health habits.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zofia Janik Szapuova, Lubica Argalasova, Diana Vondrova, Katarina Jansakova, Ivan Belica, Maria Kopcikova, Katarina Babinska, Daniela Ostatnikova
Summary: The study found significant delays in adaptive behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially in communication and everyday skills. A higher exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) was observed in children with ASD, particularly within their households. The study highlights the need for further research to identify and eliminate environmental factors that interfere with adaptive behavior.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xianghua Bao, Amin Asgari, Moslem Lari Najafi, Adel Mokammel, Mohammad Ahmadi, Sajjad Akbari, Mohammad Miri
Summary: The study found that physical activity and healthy diet are associated with lower blood heavy metal concentrations in WP smokers, but further research is needed to confirm this finding.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Fernando Diaz del Valle, Jonathan K. Zakrajsek, Sung-Joon Min, Patricia B. Koff, Harold W. Bell, Keegan A. Kincaid, Daniel N. Frank, Vijay Ramakrishnan, Moumita Ghosh, William Vandivier
Summary: This study found that airline SHS exposure is strongly associated with worsened respiratory health decades after exposure cessation, but its impact on airflow abnormalities used to diagnose COPD is less clear.
Review
Physiology
Karosham D. Reddy, Brian G. G. Oliver
Summary: Tobacco smoke exposure has harmful effects on multiple organs, with females showing greater susceptibility compared to males. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research on the relationship between sex and tobacco exposure. Further studies are needed to fully understand the impact of tobacco smoke on disease susceptibility based on sex.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nadya Y. Rivera Rivera, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Adriana Mercado Garcia, Allan C. Just, Itai Kloog, Martha Maria Tellez-Rojo, Robert O. Wright, Rosalind J. Wright, Maria Jose Rosa
Summary: Exposure to prenatal ETS modified the association between prenatal and early life PM2.5 exposure and respiratory outcomes at age 6-8 years, suggesting the importance of considering concurrent chemical exposures to more comprehensively characterize children's environmental risk. Interventions aimed at decreasing passive smoking might mitigate the effects of ambient air pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp, Jenna L. Riis, Hedyeh Ahmadi, Hillary L. Piccerillo, Douglas A. Granger, Clancy B. Blair, Elizabeth A. Thomas
Summary: This study found that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was associated with detectable levels of cotinine in children's saliva, as well as significant associations between salivary cotinine and salivary levels of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb).
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Jing Gennie Wang, Elliot Eisenberg, Bian Liu, Corrine Hanson, Sonali Bose
Summary: Consuming a higher-quality diet may be associated with lower odds of wheezing in adolescents exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ruixiao Duan, Ya Zheng, Wanru Kong, Yuping Wang, Yongning Zhou
Summary: This study investigated the impact of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure on the risk of chronic constipation in adults. The results showed a positive correlation between ETS exposure and stool frequency-related chronic constipation in adults with poor dietary quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Myung-Bae Park, Tae Sic Lee, Jee Eun Oh, Do Hoon Lee
Summary: The legal regulations and cultural environment for smoking bans in hotels and motels in South Korea vary depending on the type of accommodation. This study aimed to assess thirdhand smoke exposure for hotel and motel guests, showing that hotel participants were less exposed to thirdhand smoke than those in motels. Results indicated that motel participants had increased urinary cotinine concentrations after lodging, while hotel participants experienced a decrease. The concentration of nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone in motel dust was higher than in hotel dust, and this higher concentration in motels had a greater effect on the increase in urinary cotinine concentration.
INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(2022)