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These pod devices are designed to deliver nicotine levels per puff comparable to combustible cigarettes while producing smaller amounts of visible exhaled aerosol from the heating of e-liquids. Some of these liquids contain high concentrations of acids, such as benzoic acid, to allow higher nicotine deliveries with less harshness and throat irritation. Benzoic acid is a potential source of the human carcinogen benzene and a chemical of concern. Besides acids, flavoring agents such as benzyl alcohol, a local anesthetic that could facilitate tobacco smoke inhalation are also common in these devices. Both benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol in e-liquids might be of relevance for the health risk of vapers.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    An isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-HPLC-MS\/MS) method has been developed for the detection of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol in the JUUL\n                    <jats:sup>TM<\/jats:sup>\n                    brand e-liquids. The sample preparation consisted of a simple dilution followed by a mechanical stirring process. ID-HPLC-MS\/MS was used to separate, identify, and quantify the benzoic acid and\/or benzyl alcohol in diluted extracts. Detection limits were 0.11 and 9.05 ng\/\u03bcL for benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid, respectively. Product variability estimated from the analysis of seven different e-liquids in triplicates (n = 21) yielded relative standard deviations ranging from 4.3% to 16.0% for benzyl alcohol and 6.3% to 11.1% for benzoic acid. The amount of benzoic acid (32.8 \u00b1 2.8 mg\/g; 3.3 \u00b1 0.3%, w\/w) and the nicotine-benzoic acid molar ratio (1.15 \u00b1 0.02) remained relatively consistent among pod flavors. [Contrib. Tob. 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