Detection of nicotine as an indicator of tobacco smoke by direct analysis in real time (DART) tandem mass spectrometry. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuki, Ákos; Nagy, Lajos; Nagy, Tibor; Zsuga, Miklós; Kéki, Sándor
• Is Part Of: Atmospheric environment. Volume 100(2015)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 77
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Real time tandem mass spectrometry -- Tobacco smoke -- Nicotine -- Secondhand smoke -- Thirdhand smoke; Air -- Pollution -- Periodicals; Air -- Pollution -- Meteorological aspects -- Periodicals; 551.51
• DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.046
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1352-2310

Abstract

Abstract: The residual tobacco smoke contamination (thirdhand smoke, THS) on the clothes of a smoker was examined by direct analysis in real time (DART) mass spectrometry. DART-MS enabled sensitive and selective analysis of nicotine as the indicator of tobacco smoke pollution. Tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) experiments were also performed to confirm the identification of nicotine. Transferred thirdhand smoke originated from the fingers of a smoker onto other objects was also detected by DART mass spectrometry. DART-MS/MS was utilized for monitoring the secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) in the air of the laboratory using nicotine as an indicator. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the application of DART-MS and DART-MS/MS to the detection of thirdhand smoke and to the monitoring of secondhand smoke.