追踪大麻蒸汽产品中的金属含量,从来源到吸入
Zuzana Gajdosechova1, Joshua Marleau-Gillette2, Matthew Polivchuk3
1National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada. Zuzana.Gajdosechova@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.
Scientific reports
|August 29, 2025
概括
大麻蒸汽液体含有蒸汽装置的金属颗粒, 构成潜在的健康风险. 这些金属污染物,包括和,在蒸汽过程中产生的液体和气溶中发现.
科学领域:
- 分析化学
- 材料科学
- 环境健康
背景情况:
- 吸食大麻液体是一种流行的消费方式,
- 关于健康风险的不确定性仍然存在,特别是蒸汽液体中的金属颗粒的存在和来源.
- 不同质的粒子分布为准确的测量带来了分析挑战.
研究的目的:
- 分析加拿大合法大麻蒸汽液中的金属含量.
- 在蒸汽设备和液体中识别金属污染源.
- 通过蒸汽气溶评估消费者对金属颗粒的潜在暴露.
主要方法:
- 六种不同的大麻蒸汽液体产品的总金属分析.
- 单颗粒感应合等离子体质谱 (ICP-MS) 用于粒子检测.
- 用能量分散式X射线光谱 (SEM-EDS) 扫描电子显微镜进行材料分析.
主要成果:
- 设备组件中的,和有助于批量内的变化.
- 在不同的蒸汽液体产品中观察到金属含量的显著变化.
- 在液体和气溶中检测到金属颗粒 (Al,Co,Cr,Cu,Ni,Sn,Zn);气溶中检测到Co,Cr,Ni,Pb,Sn,Zn.
- 在未使用的设备连接器针上出现裂表明污染源.
结论:
- 大麻蒸汽液体被来自蒸汽装置组件的金属颗粒污染.
- 蒸汽气溶含有金属颗粒,表明消费者在使用过程中暴露.
- 设备的材料组成与检测到的金属颗粒相关,证实了污染源.
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