Hair nicotine/cotinine concentrations as a method of monitoring exposure to tobacco smoke among infants and adults

In this pilot study, we examined the validity and usefulness of hair nicotine–cotinine evaluation as a biomarker of monitoring exposure to tobacco. Head hair samples were collected from 22 infants (

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human & experimental toxicology 2012-03, Vol.31 (3), p.258-265
Hauptverfasser:	Tzatzarakis, MN, Vardavas, CI, Terzi, I, Kavalakis, M, Kokkinakis, M, Liesivuori, J, Tsatsakis, AM
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults Air Pollutants - analysis Babies Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - analysis Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Cotinine - analysis Environmental Exposure - analysis Environmental Monitoring - methods Female Hair - chemistry Hair analysis Humans Infant Inhalation Exposure Limit of Detection Male Medical sciences Nicotine Nicotine - analysis Reproducibility of Results Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization Tobacco Tobacco Smoke Pollution - analysis Tobacco, tobacco smoking Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	In this pilot study, we examined the validity and usefulness of hair nicotine–cotinine evaluation as a biomarker of monitoring exposure to tobacco. Head hair samples were collected from 22 infants (
ISSN:	0960-3271 1477-0903
DOI:	10.1177/0960327111422401