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Are Filter-Tipped Cigarettes Still Less Harmful than Non-Filter Cigarettes?—A Laser Spectrometric Particulate Matter Analysis from the Non-Smokers Point of View

Maria Schulz,
Alexander Gerber and
David A. Groneberg

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2016, 13(4), 429;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040429

16 April 2016

Background: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with human morbidity and mortality, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD and lung cancer. Although direct DNA-damage is a leading pathomechanism in active smokers, passiv...

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Particulate Matter in Second-Hand Smoke Emitted from Different Cigarette Sizes and Types of the Brand Vogue Mainly Smoked by Women

Nora Kant,
Ruth Müller,
Markus Braun,
Alexander Gerber and
David Groneberg

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2016, 13(8), 799;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080799

8 August 2016

Indoor air pollution with harmful particulate matter (PM) is mainly caused by cigarette smoke. Super-Slim-Size-Cigarettes (SSL) are considered a less harmful alternative to King-Size-Cigarettes (KSC) due to longer filters and relatively low contents....

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Brand Cigarillos — A Cheap and Less Harmful Alternative to Cigarettes? Particulate Matter Emissions Suggest Otherwise

Alexander Gerber,
Alexander Bigelow,
Michaela Schulze and
David A. Groneberg

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2015, 12(1), 428-438;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120100428

6 January 2015

Background: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)-associated particulate matter (PM) constitutes a considerable health risk for passive smokers. It ought to be assessed separately from the other known toxic compounds of tobacco smoke. Brand-specific diff...

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High Particulate Matter Burden of Cigarettes from the United Arab Emirates and Germany: Are There Country-Specific Differences?

Markus Braun,
Rawya Al-Qaysi,
Doris Klingelhöfer,
Ruth Müller and
David A. Groneberg

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2020, 17(7), 2415;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072415

2 April 2020

Although the big tobacco companies offer the same cigarette brands across countries, little is known about the potential regional differences of the particulate matter (PM) emissions of apparently equal brands. PM emissions of three cigarette brands...

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Particulate Matter Emissions of Four Different Cigarette Types of One Popular Brand: Influence of Tobacco Strength and Additives

Markus Braun,
Friedemann Koger,
Doris Klingelhöfer,
Ruth Müller and
David A. Groneberg

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2019, 16(2), 263;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020263

17 January 2019

The inhalation of particulate matter (PM) in second-hand smoke (SHS) is hazardous to health of smokers and non-smokers. Tobacco strength (amount of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide) and different additives might have an effect on the amount of PM....

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