Healthy Homes 5 – MERG

The overarching goals of this project are to determine exposure to thirdhand smoke (THS) in real-world environments like multiunit housing (MUH), develop best practices for thirdhand smoke remediation in these environments, and to translate these findings to stakeholders.

Project funded by: California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) & California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Principal investigators: Penelope Quintana, PhD & Eunha Hoh, PhD

Co-investigators: Georg Matt, PhD, Christopher Harrison, PhD, & Nathan Dodder, PhD

The first aim of this project is to quantify residents’ exposure to thirdhand smoke through personal and biological samples to inform exposure and risk assessments and measure thirdhand smoke contamination to determine the most reliable sample types, locations, and compounds to inform best practices for thirdhand smoke sampling in real-world environments.

The second aim is to remediate homes from Aim 1 and re-sample exposure and contamination using the same metrics as Aim 1.

The last aim of this project is to develop and deploy simple diagnostic tools usable by the general public for detecting thirdhand smoke contamination and remediation effectiveness in real-world settings.

We will screen homes in around 200 multiunit homes to determine the level of thirdhand smoke contamination and invite participants in excessively contaminated homes to join the extensive measurement activities*, as well as recruit participants from low-polluted homes to serve as a comparison group. This will inform the public regarding general contamination levels in multiunit homes.

*COVID-19 note: Participants in this study will be collecting their own environmental and biological samples. In order to reduce any potential exposure to the coronavirus and to protect participants, we will deliver all of the sampling materials outside of the participant’s apartment. The samples and supplies are picked up from participant’s home after completion. A constant communication with participant is maintained via phone. In the past few months, we have been able to successfully sample 5 multiunit homes using this new self-collection methodology.

Jenny has a research focus on environmental justice in relation to exposures to children and vulnerable populations at the US-Mexico border. She studies children’s exposure to toxicants in house dust and on surfaces, such as residual tobacco toxicants remaining after smoking has taken place, known as thirdhand smoke. She applies emerging technologies to assess environmental health problems, such as silicone wristbands for measuring carcinogen exposures in children from thirdhand smoke, and low-cost air sensors deployed in Tijuana at sensitive receptor sites. She studies air pollution arising from the long northbound wait times and lines of idling vehicles at US-Mexico Ports of Entry, exposing border crossers and surrounding communities to traffic pollutants. She is a Scientific Guidance Panel member for the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program.

Contact:
jquintan@sdsu.edu

Relevant Publications:
Hovell MF, Bellettiere J, Liles S, Nguyen B, Berardi V, Johnson C, Matt GE, Malone J, Boman-Davis MC, Quintana PJE, Obayashi S, Chatfield D, Robinson R, Blumberg EJ, Ongkeko WM, Klepeis NE, Hughes SC. Randomised controlled trial of real-time feedback and brief coaching to reduce indoor smoking. Tob Control. 2019 Feb. 15. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed PMID:30770436.

Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Jrn Expo Sc Environ Epidemiol. 2019; Feb 6. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:30728487

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: A longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018; 27(6):643-649. PubMed PMID:29439207

Jacob P 3rd, Benowitz NL, Destaillats H, Gundel L, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Samet JM, Schick SF, Talbot P, Aquilina NJ, Hovell MF, Mao JH, Whitehead TP. Thirdhand smoke: New evidence, challenges, and future directions. Chem Res Toxicol. 2017; 30(1):270-294. PubMed PMID:28001376.

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tob Control. 2016;26(5):548-556. PubMed PMID:27655249

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Fortmann AL, Zakarian JM, Galaviz VE, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Winston C. Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: Non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2014; 23(3):264-72. PubMed PMID:23669058.

Quintana PJ, Matt GE, Chatfield D, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Hoh E. Wipe sampling for nicotine as a marker of thirdhand tobacco smoke contamination on surfaces in homes, cars, and hotels. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013; 15(9):1555-63. PubMed PMID:23460657.

Hoh E, Hunt RN, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Chatfield DA, Wittry BC, Rodriguez E, Matt GE. Environmental tobacco smoke as a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled household dust. Environ Sci Technol. 2012; 46(7):4174-83. PubMed PMID:22397504

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: Residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011; 20(1):e1. PubMed PMID:21037269.

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Destaillats H, Gundel LA, Sleiman M, Singer BC, Jacob P, Benowitz N, Winickoff JP, Rehan V, Talbot P, Schick S, Samet J, Wang Y, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Pankow JF, Hovell MF. Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011;119(9):1218-26. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103500. PubMed PMID: 21628107.

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Hovell MF, Bernert JT, Song S, Novianti N, Juarez T, Floro J, Gehrman C, Garcia M, Larson S. Households contaminated by environmental tobacco smoke: sources of infant exposures. Tob Control. 2004 Mar;13(1):29-37. PubMed PMID:14985592.

Dr. Eunha Hoh’s research interests have focused on fate and behaviors of persistent organic contaminants in the environment and their impact on human health. Her current research projects focus on ocean and human health, exposure to tobacco smoke residue (thirdhand smoke), microplastic pollution, tobacco product waste, and wastewater treatment.

Dr. Hoh is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) a Co-Investigator of a few tobacco projects funded by the Tobacco-related Disease Research Program, including the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. She has developed novel analytical methods which included fast and efficient analyses of multiple classes of targeted chemical residues, and a nontargeted analytical approach for organic contaminants of interest in various types of environmental and biological samples. She leads chemical analyses required for identifying chemicals of concern in thirdhand smoke and evaluating removal of them as well as contributing expertise on analyses of environmental samples and the design and interpretation of all lab analyses.

Contact:
ehoh@sdsu.edu

Relevant Publications:
Mahabee-Gittens EM, Merianose AL, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Matt GE. Nicotine on Children’s hands: Limited protection of smoking bans and initial clinical findings. Tobacco Use Insights. 2019, Jan 16;12:1179173X18823493. doi: 10.1177/1179173X18823493. PubMed PMID: 30728727

Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 2019. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7. PubMed PMID:30728487

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: A longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018; 27(6):643-649. PubMed PMID:29439207

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tob Control. 2016; 26(5):548-556. PubMed PMID:27655249

Northrup TF, Khan AM, Jacob P 3rd, Benowitz NL, Hoh E, Hovell MF, et al. Thirdhand smoke contamination in hospital settings: assessing exposure risk for vulnerable paediatric patients. Tob Control 2016; 25(6):619-23. PubMed PMID: 26635031

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Fortmann AL, Zakarian JM, Galaviz VE, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Winston C. Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: Non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2014; 23(3):264-72. PubMed PMID:23669058.

Quintana PJ, Matt GE, Chatfield D, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Hoh E. Wipe sampling for nicotine as a marker of thirdhand tobacco smoke contamination on surfaces in homes, cars, and hotels. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013; 15(9):1555-63. PubMed PMID:23460657.

Hoh E, Hunt RN, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Chatfield DA, Wittry BC, Rodriguez E, Matt GE. Environmental tobacco smoke as a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled household dust. Environ Sci Technol. 2012; 46(7):4174-83. PubMed PMID:22397504

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: Residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011; 20(1):e1. PubMed PMID:21037269.

Dr. Record’s research, typically grounded in behavior change theories, employs mixed methods to examine campaign and intervention strategies to improve tobacco-related health behavior outcomes,

Dr. Record joined the Thirdhand Smoke Research Consortium in Fall 2017. She is a Co-Investigator of the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center, funded through the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. Her role in the center is to assist with the Center’s online footprint and oversee campaign strategies, including design, implementation, and evaluation.

Contact:
rrecord@sdsu.edu

Relevant Publications:
Record, R. A., Harrington, N. G., Helme, D., & Savage, M. W. (2018). Using the theory of planned behavior to guide focus group development of messages aimed at increasing compliance with a tobacco-free policy. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(1), 143-152. doi:10.1177/0890117116687467.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29214815

Record, R. A. (2017). Tobacco-free policy compliance behaviors among college students: A theory of planned behavior perspective. Journal of Health Communication, 22, 562-567. doi:10.1080/10810730.2017.1318984

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28494210

Namkoong, K., Nah, S., Van Stee, S. K., & Record, R. A. (2017). Social media campaign effects: Moderating role of social capital in anti-smoking campaign communication. Health Communication. Early online publication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1258616

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28059565

Namkoong, K., Nah, S., Record, R. A., & Van Stee, S. K. (2017). Communication, reasoning, and planned behaviors: Unveiling the effects of interactive communication in an anti-smoking social media campaign. Health Communication, 32, 41-50. doi:10.1080/10410236.2015.1099501

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27119592

Record, R. A., Helme, D., Savage, M. W., & Harrington, N. G. (2017). Let’s clear the air: A campaign that effectively increased compliance with a University’s tobacco-free policy. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 45(1), 79-95. doi:10.1080/00909882.2016.1248471

Hahn E. J., Kolpek. J. K., Lee., E., Record, R., Wiggins, A. T., Butler, K. M., & Rayens, M. K. (2015). Rural print media and a tailored advocacy interventions for smoke-free policy. American Journal of Health Promotion. (early online publication). doi:10.4278/ajhp.140725-QUAN-364

Riker, C., Butler, K. M., Ricks, J., Record, R. A., Begley, K., Anderson, D., & Hahn, E. J. (2015). Creating effective media messaging for rural smoke-free policy. Public Health Nursing, 32, 613-624. doi: 10.1111/phn.12188

Cho, H., Lee, K., Hwang, Y., Richardson, P., Sidney, H., Teeters, E., Record, R., Riker, C., & Hahn, E. (2014). Outdoor tobacco smoke exposure at the perimeter of a tobacco-free university. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 64(8), 863-866. doi:10.1080/10962247.2014.896295

Butler, K. M., Begley, K., Riker, C., Gokun, Y., Anderson, D., Adkins, S., Record, R., & Hahn, E. (2014). Smoke-free coalition cohesiveness in rural tobacco-growing communities. Journal of Community Health, 39(3), 592-598. doi:10.1007/s10900-013-9804-8

Butler, K. M., Rayens, M. K., Adkins, S., Record, R., Langley, R., Derifield, S., McGinn, C., Murray, D. & Hahh, E. J. (2014). Culturally-specific smoking cessation outreach intervention in a rural community. Public Health Nursing, 31(1), 44-54. doi:10.1111/phn.12066

Dr. Matt’s research focuses on human exposure to tobacco smoke toxicants in real-world field settings and on strategies to protect nonsmokers from the exposure to tobacco smoke toxicants from secondhand and thirdhand smoke.

Dr. Matt is the PI of the Thirdhand Smoke Dissemination, Outreach, and Resource Center (Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center) that connects Thirdhand Smoke researchers with California’s diverse communities. The Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center will (1) establish web-based platform to share Thirdhand Smoke information and outcomes from consortium supported research with California residents, communities, tobacco groups, and business owners (Aim 1); (2) raise awareness among California residents through a social media campaign; (3) share what we know about Thirdhand Smoke with community groups, health professional, and relevant tobacco control stakeholder groups through a series of online workshops; and (4) engage community groups, health professionals, and business owners about adopt policies related to Thirdhand Smoke.

Contact:
gmatt@sdsu.edu

Relevant Publications:
Matt GE, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Arceo J. Cotton pillows: A novel field method for assessment of thirdhand smoke pollution. Environ Res. 2019;168:206-10. Epub 2018/10/15. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.025. PubMed PMID: 30317105.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30317105

Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Matt GE, Zakarian JM, Anderson KA, Akins B, Chu L, Hovell MF. Nicotine levels in silicone wristband samplers worn by children exposed to secondhand smoke and electronic cigarette vapor are highly correlated with child’s urinary cotinine. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 2019. doi: 10.1038/s41370-019-0116-7.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30728487

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: a longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018. Epub 2018/02/14. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054052. PubMed PMID: 29439207.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29439207

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Merianos AL, Matt GE. Preliminary evidence that high levels of nicotine on children’s hands may contribute to overall tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2018;27(2):217-9. Epub 2017/04/01. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053602. PubMed PMID: 28360145; PMCID: PMC5623162.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28360145

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tobacco Control. 2016. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053119.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655249

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Fortmann AL, Zakarian JM, Galaviz VE, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Winston C. Thirdhand smoke and exposure in California hotels: non-smoking rooms fail to protect non-smoking hotel guests from tobacco smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2014;23(3):264-72. Epub 2013/05/15. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050824. PubMed PMID: 23669058.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23669058

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011;20(1):e1. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.037382. PubMed PMID: 21037269; PMCID: 3666918.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21037269

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Destaillats H, Gundel LA, Sleiman M, Singer BC, Jacob P, Benowitz N, Winickoff JP, Rehan V, Talbot P, Schick S, Samet J, Wang Y, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Pankow JF, Hovell MF. Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011;119(9):1218-26. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103500. PubMed PMID: 21628107; PMCID: 3230406.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21628107

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Hovell MF, Chatfield D, Ma DS, Romero R, Uribe A. Residual tobacco smoke pollution in used cars for sale: air, dust, and surfaces. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008;10(9):1467-75. doi: 10.1080/14622200802279898. PubMed PMID: 19023838.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19023838

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Hovell MF, Bernert JT, Song S, Novianti N, Juarez T, Floro J, Gehrman C, Garcia M, Larson S. Households contaminated by environmental tobacco smoke: sources of infant exposures. Tobacco Control. 2004;13(1):29-37. Epub 2004/02/27. PubMed PMID: 14985592; PMCID: 1747815.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14985592?dopt=Citation

Mel’s research focuses on the etiology of health-related behavior following the Behavioral Ecological Model, including studies of classic risk practices, such as diet and physical activity, as well as studies of clinicians’ service delivery. His research also addresses means by which the influence of and change in culture can be achieved to establish healthy practices in whole populations. His work investigation of secondhand smoke exposure reduction for children led to him, along with Dr. Georg Matt, to “discover” thirdhand smoke when he explored nicotine in homes as an explanation of variance in secondhand smoke exposure.

He is a Co-Investigator of the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. In this role he will contribute to the translation of thirdhand smoke research findings to real-world settings to disseminate findings and improve public health.

Contact:
mhovell@sdsu.edu

Relevant Publications:
Northrup TF, Stotts AL, Suchting R, Khan AM, Green C, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Matt GE. Medical staff contributions to thirdhand smoke contamination in a neonatal intensive care unit. Tob Induc Dis. 2019 E-pub Apr 24;17:37. doi: 10.18332/tid/106116. PubMed PMID: 31516480.

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Chowdhury Z, Hovell MF, Jacob P, Watanabe K, Theweny TS, Flores V, Nguyen A, Dhaliwal N, Hayward G. A Casino goes smoke free: a longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2018. Epub 2018/02/14. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054052. PubMed PMID: 29439207.

Haardörfer R, Berg CJ, Escoffery C, Bundy ŁT, Hovell M, Kegler MC. Development of a scale assessing beliefs about thirdhand smoke (BATHS). Tob Induc Dis. 2017 Epub Jan 17;15:4. doi: 10.1186/s12971-017-0112-4. PubMed PMID: 28104999.

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Zakarian JM, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens M, Watanabe K, Datuin K, Vue C, Chatfield DA. When smokers quit: exposure to nicotine and carcinogens persists from thirdhand smoke pollution. Tob Control. 2016. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053119. PubMed PMID: 27655249.

Peyton III J, Benowitz NL, Destaillats H, Gundel L, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Matt GE, et al. Thirdhand smoke: New evidence, challenges, and future directions. Chem Res Toxicol. 2016; 30(1): 270-294. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00343. PubMed PMID: 28001376.

Northrup TF, Khan AM, Jacob P, Benowitz NL, Hoh E, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Stotts AL. Thirdhand smoke contamination in hospital settings: Assessing exposure risk for vulnerable paediatric patients. Tob Control. 2016; 25(6):619-623. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052506. PubMed PMID: 26635031.

Northrup, TF, Jacob III P, Benowitz NL, Hoh E, Quintana PJE, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Stotts AL. Thirdhand smoke: State of the science and a call for policy expansion. Public Health Rep. 2016; 131(2):233-8. doi: 10.1177/003335491613100206. PubMed PMID: 26957657.

Northrup TF, Matt GE, Hovell MF, Khan AM, Stotts AL. Thirdhand smoke in the homes of medically fragile children: Assessing the impact of indoor smoking levels and smoking bans. Nicotine Tob Res. 2016; 18(5):1290-8. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv174. PubMed PMID: 26315474.

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Destaillats H, Gundel LA, Sleiman M, Singer BC, Jacob P, Benowitz N, Winickoff JP, Rehan V, Talbot P, Schick S, Samet J, Wang Y, Hang B, Martins-Green M, Pankow JF, Hovell MF. Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011; 119(9):1218-26. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103500. PubMed PMID: 21628107.

Matt GE, Quintana PJ, Zakarian JM, Fortmann AL, Chatfield DA, Hoh E, Uribe AM, Hovell MF. When smokers move out and non-smokers move in: residential thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure. Tob Control. 2011; 20(1):e1. doi: 10.1136/tc.2010.037382. PubMed PMID: 21037269.