COMPARISON OF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF ADOLESCENT CONVENTIONAL SMOKERS AND ELECTRIC SMOKERS IN THE EAST SURABAYA AREA

Abstract

Abstract. The smoking habit in society is very high, causing teenagers to be
intereted in trying it. The increasing number of smokers every year causes the
types of cigarettes consumed and circulated in the community to be more
diverse. The various types of cigarettes can be divided into conventional
cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Apart from the influence of the environment, the
reason teenagers try is the assumption that e-cigarettes are less harmful than
conventional cigarettes. In fact, both types of cigarettes contain the same
harmful ingredients, one of which is heavy metal lead. Lead that accumulates
due to exposure to cigarettes in East Surabaya. The type of research used was a
cross-sectional study with a total of 30 blood samples from convetional smokers
and e-cigarettes smokers in East Surabaya. This study was conducted at the
Surabaya Industrial Research and Standardization Center from October 2022 to
May 2023 using the AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry) tool with the
suitability of ethical number No.EA/1666/KEPK-Poltekkes_Sby/V/2023 issued
by the Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya. The results showed that the average
blood lead level of 16 conventional smokers was 0.127 μg/dL, while the
average blood lead level of 14 electric smokers was 0.398 μg/dL.
Keywords: Conventional smoker, Electric Smoker, Lead Levels, AAS (Atomic
Absorption Spectrophotometry)