Chemicals Found in Cigarette Smoke
Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemical compounds. Many are toxic, and some are known carcinogens. Second hand smoke is dangerous air to breathe.
Radioactive Cigarette Smoke
Lead-210 (Pb-210) and polonium-210 (Po-210) are poisonous, radioactive heavy metals that research has shown to be present in cigarette smoke.
Lead-210 (Pb-210) and polonium-210 (Po-210) are poisonous, radioactive heavy metals that research has shown to be present in cigarette smoke.
Chemicals in Cigarettes: What They Are and How They Harm Us
The chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke contain poisons, carcinogens and heavy, toxic metals.
The chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke contain poisons, carcinogens and heavy, toxic metals.
Ammonia in Cigarettes
Ammonia is also used to boost the impact of nicotine in manufactured cigarettes.
Ammonia is also used to boost the impact of nicotine in manufactured cigarettes.
Arsenic in Cigarette Smoke
Inorganic arsenic is present in mainstream tobacco smoke and presumably in sidestream smoke as well.
Inorganic arsenic is present in mainstream tobacco smoke and presumably in sidestream smoke as well.
Benzene in Cigarette Smoke
Benzene is present in cigarette smoke and accounts for half of all human exposure to this health hazard.
Benzene is present in cigarette smoke and accounts for half of all human exposure to this health hazard.
Cadmium in Cigarettes
Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that is present in low levels in food, and in high levels in cigarette smoke.
Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that is present in low levels in food, and in high levels in cigarette smoke.
Carbon Monoxide in Cigarette Smoke
Carbon monoxide(CO) is a poisonous, colorless and odorless gas that is produced as a result of incomplete burning of carbon-containing fuels.
Carbon monoxide(CO) is a poisonous, colorless and odorless gas that is produced as a result of incomplete burning of carbon-containing fuels.
Formaldehyde in Cigarette Smoke
Formaldehyde is responsible for some of the nose, throat and eye irritation smokers experience when breathing in cigarette smoke.
Formaldehyde is responsible for some of the nose, throat and eye irritation smokers experience when breathing in cigarette smoke.
Hydrogen Cyanide in Cigarette Smoke
One of the toxic byproducts of cigarette smoke is hydrogen cyanide. Smokers inhale it with every puff they take.
One of the toxic byproducts of cigarette smoke is hydrogen cyanide. Smokers inhale it with every puff they take.
A Profile of Nicotine
Nicotine is a colorless, poisonous alkaloid, derived from the tobacco plant. Nicotine is also extremely addictive.
Nicotine is a colorless, poisonous alkaloid, derived from the tobacco plant. Nicotine is also extremely addictive.
Pesticides in Cigarette Smoke
We certainly wouldn't knowingly breathe pesticides into our lungs, yet that is exactly what smokers do every time they take a puff of a cigarette.
We certainly wouldn't knowingly breathe pesticides into our lungs, yet that is exactly what smokers do every time they take a puff of a cigarette.
Tar in Cigarettes
Tar is the term used to describe the toxic chemicals found in cigarettes.
Tar is the term used to describe the toxic chemicals found in cigarettes.
What are TSNAs?
Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (TSNAs) are known to be some of the most potent carcinogens present in smokeless tobacco, snuff and tobacco smoke.
Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (TSNAs) are known to be some of the most potent carcinogens present in smokeless tobacco, snuff and tobacco smoke.
A Review of Cigarette Smoke and Its Toxilogical Effects
Steven Mulcahy authored this very in-depth college report on the toxic effects of cigarette smoke, both for the smoker and those affected by secondhand smoke.
Steven Mulcahy authored this very in-depth college report on the toxic effects of cigarette smoke, both for the smoker and those affected by secondhand smoke.