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4.3 Thirdhand smoke
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Relevant news and research: Thirdhand smoke

McGuiness, O. A., Salama, R. O., Menadue, C., Piper, A. J. and Sivam, S. (2026). Multi-person use of positive airway pressure devices: is residual cigarette odour a potential biohazard?. Intern Med J. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41787793


Lopez-Galvez, N., Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Quintana, P. J. E., Merianos, A. L., Dodder, N. G., Hoh, E., Stone, L., Watanabe, K. and Matt, G. E. (2026). Environmental tobacco smoke is a major contributor to lead, cadmium, and arsenic in settled house dust. Chemosphere, 144820. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41483650


Matt, G. E., Benowitz, N. L. and California Collaborative Consortium on Thirdhand, S. (2025). Thirdhand smoke disclosure in real estate: California adopts novel tobacco control and prevention legislation. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41371934


Vanzi, V., Lommi, M., Stievano, A., Rocco, G., Zega, M. and Caggianelli, G. (2025). Thirdhand Smoke and Neonatal/Pediatric Health: A Scoping Review on Nursing Implications. Healthcare (Basel), 24. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41464358


Ghanem, L., Moubarak, A., Kotaich, J., Mouannes, M., Ghanem, A., Chamat, S. and Bitar, N. (2026). Evaluating cancer risks: The impact of thirdhand smoke exposure on carcinogenesis. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol, 105991. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41260324


Matt, G. E. and Benowitz, N. L. (2025). California's New Landmark Thirdhand Smoke Disclosure Law. JAMA. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41264305


Yoshany, N., Karimiankakolaki, Z., Khodayarian, M., Jambarsang, S., Ghaderi, A. and Afkhami, Z. (2025). Invisible smoke, real threat: can education protect pregnant women from thirdhand smoke exposure? (a protocol study). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 1, 1117. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41120919


Ucuncu, E., Goksin Cihan, F., Kucukceran, H., Pekcan, S. and Unal, G. (2025). Beliefs about third-hand smoke and health perceptions of the preschool paediatric patients' parents. Cent Eur J Public Health, 2, 140-147. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40625139


Alotaibi, E. A., Alrasheed, M. K., Almutairi, I. H., Almoutairi, K. M., Aladdad, A. A., Alharbi, A. A., Albaibi, S. A., Alsadun, A. H. and Alharthi, M. H. (2025). Awareness of third-hand smoke: A cross-sectional study among medical students at Qassim University. J Family Med Prim Care, 5, 1865-1870. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40547728


Mahabee-Gittens, E. M., Merianos, A. L., Lopez-Galvez, N., Quintana, P. J. E., Hoh, E., Dodder, N. G., Stone, L., Wullenweber, C. A. and Matt, G. E. (2025). Thirdhand Smoke Exposes Children Living with Smokers and Nonsmokers to Tobacco Smoke Toxicants: Racial, Income, and Housing Disparities in Hand Nicotine and Saliva Cotinine Levels. Environ Health Perspect. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40440555


Ahialey, J. K., Lee, Y., Park, M. B. and Huh, J. (2025). Trends in academic research on thirdhand smoke using bibliometric analysis. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40182997


Almassi, A. A., Oliver, B. G. G. and Smith, S. M. (2025). Analysis of Assessment Methods for Detecting Nicotine Residue and Its Impact on Humans: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 4. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40283845


Kiyohara, K., Ikeda, T., Ishimaru, T., Okubo, R. and Tabuchi, T. (2025). Discomfort Experienced due to the Odor and Physiological Responses of Residual Tobacco Smoke Brought into Workplaces by Smokers on Work Performance and Mental Health. J Epidemiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40254428


Timarci, I., Banu Babaoglu, A., Tozun, M. and Sozmen, K. (2025). Beliefs about third-hand tobacco smoke among university employees: a cross-sectional study. Cent Eur J Public Health, 1, 57-64. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40293830


Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, E., Matt, G. E., Lopez-Galvez, N., Hoh, E., Quintana, P. J. E., Dodder, N. G., Jandarov, R. A., Stone, L., Wullenweber, C. A., Ahluwalia, J. S. and Merianos, A. L. (2025). Assessment, detection, and validation of clinical associations of thirdhand smoke exposure (ADVOCATE) study protocol. Pediatr Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39948385


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