Training

Air Nicotine Monitoring

Vapor-phase nicotine, or airborne nicotine, is the most widely used SHS marker to estimate exposure. Nicotine is well-correlated with the number of cigarettes smoked¹ and provides a reasonable estimate of exposure to SHS². Air nicotine is measured by hanging a passive nicotine monitor in a room or office building over a period of days. Its filter is treated with sodium bisulfate, so that when air passes through the filter, nicotine in the air is absorbed into the filter.

To start your Air Nicotine Monitoring Training, complete the steps below:

Lecture

Training Video

Additional Materials:

• Sample Research Protocol
• Sample Fieldwork Manual
• Air Monitor Sample Sheet

¹ Leaderer, 1991.
² Daisey, 1999.

This project is funded by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use and the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI), developed in consultation with Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University of Southern California, Institute for Global Health.

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