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BasementArtGremlin t1_ixz5qwl wrote

Reply to comment by doubletree133 in Indoor Secondary Pollutants Cannot Be Ignored: Third-Hand Smoke by Godzilla_KOM

If I'm reading the information correctly Third Hand Smoke as a term refers to the chemical deposits landing on skin, hair, clothes, furniture, floors, walls etc after the smoke has dissipated. It is cumulative, long lasting, and can combine with other indoor chemicals to make even more potent carcinogens.

So that not only will all those surfaces trigger asthmatic symptoms it will continue to build and get worse over time.

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boogerfact t1_ixzd2dm wrote

It's mostly particles. Many companies with clean manufacturing like pharma and semiconductor require their employees to change and shower if they've been in the presence of smokers, or even barbeque. It's easy to see on particle counters if people are complying.

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Strange_Coat_8375 t1_iy1145p wrote

I whole ass thought there was a counter (like a countertop) that somehow let you see particles. I went to Google and everything

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boogerfact t1_iy15y7m wrote

Ha ha sorry, I don't know what else they're called, just give numbers of particles in air.

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