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SUBMITTER: Martins-Green M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3906039 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martins-Green Manuela M Adhami Neema N Frankos Michael M Valdez Mathew M Goodwin Benjamin B Lyubovitsky Julia J Dhall Sandeep S Garcia Monika M Egiebor Ivie I Martinez Bethanne B Green Harry W HW Havel Christopher C Yu Lisa L Liles Sandy S Matt Georg G Destaillats Hugo H Sleiman Mohammed M Gundel Laura A LA Benowitz Neal N Jacob Peyton P Hovell Melbourne M Winickoff Jonathan P JP Curras-Collazo Margarita M
PloS one 20140129 1
Cigarette smoking remains a significant health threat for smokers and nonsmokers alike. Secondhand smoke (SHS) is intrinsically more toxic than directly inhaled smoke. Recently, a new threat has been discovered - Thirdhand smoke (THS) - the accumulation of SHS on surfaces that ages with time, becoming progressively more toxic. THS is a potential health threat to children, spouses of smokers and workers in environments where smoking is or has been allowed. The goal of this study is to investigate ...[more]