Nicotine levels in indoor athletic centres

The levels of nicotine during athletic events were measured at six indoor atheletic centres in Cyprus. Samples of air were pumped through a tube containing XAD-4 resin. Quantitation of nicotine was carried out by GC with a method detection limit of 0.03 μg of nicotine, recovery ranged between 99.5 and 100.5%. Confirmation of the nicotine presence was carried out by View the MathML source. The concentrations of nicotine measured were between 3.6 and 39.0 μg/Nm3 with a geometric mean range 6.5–28.3 μg/Nm3.