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Introduction:0ThexusexofxelectronicxcigarettesxTe0cigs(xisxrisingxamongxyouthxandxadultsxatxaxrapidxratexasxmanyxpeoplexfeelxtheyxarexharmless/x0Thisxstudyxwasxcarriedxoutxtoxexaminexthexpotentialxchemicalxdangersxofxthexe0cigsxvaporxinhaledxbyxthexsmoker/0Thexe0juicexsamplesxT,xmgLmLjx8XxmgLmLxnicotine(xandxvaporizationxtemperaturexTV/VVjxN/VV(xwerexexaminedxtoxidentifyxthexspeciationxofxmetalsxinxthexe0cigxvapor/0Nichromexcoatingsxarexcommonlyxusedxonxe0cigxcoilsxandxdegradexasxthexheatxvaporizesxthexmetallicxNixandx5rxcoatings/0LongxtermxexposurextoxNizwxcanxincreasexhealthxrisksxandxpotentiallyxleadxtoxdeath/

Hypothesis:0ThexvaporizationxtemperaturexandxnicotinexlevelsxwillxaffectxthexspeciationxandxconcentrationxTconc/(xofxmetalsxwithinxthexaerosol/

Objectives:0Jeterminexchemicalxelementsxinxe0cigxvapor/0Jeterminexifxe0cigsxresultxinxthexformationxofxpotentiallyxharmfulmetalxspecies/0Knalyzexthexeffectsxofxvaporizationxtemperaturexandxnicotinexlevelsxonxmetalxspeciationxinxthexaerosol/05omparexpresencexofxelementsxandxmetalxspeciationxbetweenx“regular”xcigarettesxandxe0cigs/

Results:P0XRFxscansxofxallxsamplesxindicatedxtracexamountsxofxNijxZnxandx5r/xTFig/x8xandxz/(05rxwasxpresentxinxe0cigsxsamplesxbutxnotxpresentxinxregularxcigarettexsamples/0XKNESxindicatexthexpresencexofxzincxoxalatexinxthexvapor/xTFig/xV(0XKNESxofxe0cigsxvaporxindicatexthexpresencexofxNizwxinxthexformxofxanxoxide/xTFig/xN(

Conclusion:P0PresencexofxZnxinxthexvaporxdoesxnotxappearxtoxbexaxhealthxconcern/0Nixfoundxinxthexvaporxwasxaxresultxofxheatingxthexnichromexcoilxofxthexe0cig/x0MetallicxnickelxTNi,(xfromxthexcoilxchangesxintoxNiOxTNizw(xwhenxheated/0Prolongedxexposurextoxe0cigxvaporxwithxNizwcouldxbexharmful/0Increasedxvoltagexresultsxinxgreaterxamountsxofxvaporxemitted/xThereforejxvaporizingxatxhigherxvoltagesxmayxresultxinxmorexNizwemitted/

FuturePResearch:05onductxresearchxdeterminingxhowxnicotinexconcentrationxaffectxthexconcentrationxofxNiOxemitted/x0ObtainxquantitativexdataxonxconcentrationsxofxelementsxpresentxinxthexvaporjxspecificallyxNi/0Jeterminexwhetherxdifferentxflavorsxofxe0juicexaffectxmetalxspeciation/0Samplexaxwiderxarrayxofxe0cigsxtoxdeterminexanyxvariancexinxthexpresencexofxNixinxthexvaporxduextoxdifferencesxinxthexcoils/

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