
You might just have to build your own choices. Smoke or eliquid?
More research on smoke.. warning scary!
Researchers have estimated that cigarette smoke has 7,357 chemical compounds from many different classes (Rodgman and Perfetti 2009
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=D2HvBQAAQBAJ )
- Many of the more commonly known chemicals in cigarette smoke
Cancer causing chemicals in tobacco smoke include:
- Benzene;
- 2-naphthylamine;
- 4-aminobiphenyl;
- Chromium;
- Cadmium;
- Vinyl chloride;
- Ethylene oxide;
- Arsenic;
- Beryllium;
- Nickel; and
- Polonium-210.1,2
Toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke include:
- Nicotine - the addictive agent in tobacco smoke;
- Formaldehyde - utilized in preservation of laboratory specimens;
- Ammonia - utilised in toilet cleaner;
- Hydrogen Cyanide - used in rat poison;
- Acetone - used in nail polish remover;
- Carbon monoxide - seen in car exhaust;
- Tar - particulate matter in cigarette smoke;
- Toluene - found in paint thinners;
- Phenol - used in fertilisers. 1,2
These chemicals are considered toxic because they have serious health impacts about the
human body. As an example:
- Hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide and tar cause, or are related to,
cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive lung disease;1 and
- Ammonia and formaldehyde cause eye, nose and throat irritations and other
breathing problems.
Now here an extensive set of chemical components found in tobacco smoke:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/…/PMC…/table/t1-ijerph-08-00613/
