Patent ID: 7052468

Claim:
A method of determining smoke exposure, comprising: obtaining a sample of exhaled breath; and analyzing said sample of breath with sensor technology to determine the presence of smoke related components thereby determining smoke exposure, wherein the analysis of said sample includes comparing the results sensed in said sample with a predetermined signature profile of a specific smoke related component, wherein the predetermined signature profile of said specific smoke related component is associated with a chemical selected from the group consisting of: acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetone, acrolein, 4-Amniobiphenol, ammonia, anatabine, aniline, benzene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pryrene, benzoic acid, gamma-butyrolactone, cadmium, carbonyl sulfide, catechol, cotinine, cyanide derivatives, dimethylamine, formaldehyde, formic acid, glycolic acid, Harman, hydrazine, hydrogen cyanide, hydroquinone, isoprene, methylamine, methyl chloride, 3-methylpyridine 2-naphthylamino, nickel, nicotine, nitrogen oxides, N-Nitrosodiethanolamine, N-Nitrosodiethylamine, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, NNK, phenol, polonium-210, propionaldehyde, pyridine, quinoline, succinic acid, toluene, 2-Toluidine, 3-Vinylpyridine, xylene, and Zinc.