Detecting Microbial Compounds in Waterpipe Smoke
Waterpipes have been used to smoke tobacco and other substances for more than four centuries, and are widely believed to be less harmful than cigarettes. In a new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS–MS) was performed to show that waterpipe smoke can contain potentially harmful microbial compounds.
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Optimizing Flavour Analysis Using Modern Heart-Cutting MDGC
Creative Problem Solving — And the Levitating Frog
Analysis of Breast Milk to Determine Agent Orange Exposure
HILIC: The Pros and Cons
Detecting Microbial Compounds in Waterpipe Smoke
Improving MEKC–ESI–MS–MS Analysis of Synthetic Cathinones
Critical Evaluation of HPLC Methods
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