Hookahs: Hot and Hazardous

Hookahs: Hot and Hazardous

In July 2011 the NIH announced a new fiveyear, $25.2-million project to conduct research on health effects of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. Led by the NIEHS, the project will support population-based and laboratory studies at four Gulf Coast universities. The universities will partner with community organizations to incorporate local concerns into study designs and communicate find...

Hazardous Materials & Hazardous Waste Management

The Hazardous Material Removal Program will provide all academic departments and faculty with the opportunity to dispose of unneeded hazardous chemicals and radioactive material with no EH&S recharge. The disposal program will be organized building by building and advanced notice will be given to each department. Radioactive waste and materials along with routine chemical waste will be collecte...

Hazardous Substances and Activities

Elements including metals in the atomizer and aerosol of disposable electronic cigarettes and electronic hookahs

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to quantify 36 inorganic chemical elements in aerosols from disposable electronic cigarettes (ECs) and electronic hookahs (EHs), examine the effect of puffing topography on elements in aerosols, and identify the source of the elements. METHODS Thirty-six inorganic chemical elements and their concentrations in EC/EH aerosols were determined using inductively coupled p...

Exposure to Particle Matters and Hazardous Volatile Organic Compounds in Selected Hot Spring Hotels in Guangdong, China

In Guangdong province, many hot springs were exploited and developed into popular places for tourist. In addition, hotels have been set up near hot spring sites to attract people, including local citizens, to spend their spare time inside these so-called “spring hotels”. In our study, indoor air quality was investigated in four hot spring hotels in Guangdong province, China. Measured indoor pol...