Szarłowicz Katarzyna, Wójcik Sylwia
AGH University of Krakow, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Kraków, Poland.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Dec;31(57):65264-65272. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-35516-8. Epub 2024 Nov 22.
The purpose of the study was to assess the radiological risk to users and the environment related to the Glo system used to heat tobacco. The concentration of Po, radioactivity per cartridge, and radiation dose assessment were evaluated. For comparison purposes, to present the exposure scale, the same analyses were also performed for several traditional cigarettes. The tests were carried out on an alpha spectrometer equipped with a PIPS detector. After examining 60 samples, the concentration of Po was found in tobacco that was a filling of Neo cartridges and in traditional cigarettes. Po concentrations [in mBq∙g] in heated tobacco were higher than in unheated. After heating, a little release of polonium (mBq per cartridge) was observed. The research was also done taking into account the flavor of the Neo cartridges and cartridges from different packages. The Po concentrations in heated Neo cartridges were greater than 30 mBq∙g and in traditional cigarettes up to 50 mBq∙g. The estimated annual effective dose for Neo cartridges was lower than that for traditional smoking. However, it cannot be concluded that the use of Neo cartridges is healthier and does not affect the environment. What is disturbing is the increase in the number of cartridges used daily, resulting in the creation of waste containing Po and, of course, a higher effective dose received by the user.
该研究的目的是评估与用于加热烟草的Glo系统相关的使用者和环境的放射风险。对钋的浓度、每个烟弹的放射性以及辐射剂量评估进行了评价。为了进行比较以呈现暴露规模，还对几种传统香烟进行了相同的分析。测试在配备PIPS探测器的α光谱仪上进行。在检测了60个样品后，在作为Neo烟弹填充物的烟草以及传统香烟中发现了钋的浓度。加热烟草中的钋浓度[以mBq∙g计]高于未加热的情况。加热后，观察到有少量钋释放（每个烟弹的mBq数）。研究还考虑了Neo烟弹以及来自不同包装的烟弹的风味。加热后的Neo烟弹中的钋浓度大于30 mBq∙g，传统香烟中的钋浓度高达50 mBq∙g。Neo烟弹的估计年有效剂量低于传统吸烟的年有效剂量。然而，不能得出使用Neo烟弹更健康且不影响环境的结论。令人不安的是每天使用的烟弹数量增加，导致产生含有钋的废物，当然，使用者接受的有效剂量也更高。
