The Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke
Did
you know there are over 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke?
Cancer
causing agents |
Metals |
| Nitrosamines |
4-aminobiphenyl |
Aluminum |
| Crysenes |
Acrylonitrile |
Zinc |
| Cadmium |
Formaldehyde |
Magnesium |
| Benzo
(a) pyrene |
Acetaldehyde |
Mercury |
| Polonium
210 |
Arsenic |
Gold |
| Nickel |
Chromium |
Silicon |
| P.A.H.s
N- |
nitrosocotinine |
Silver |
| Diberiz
Acidine N- |
nitrosoanatabine |
Titanium |
| B-Napthylamine |
N-nitrosoanabasine |
Lead |
| Urethane
1,3- |
butadiene |
Copper |
| N. itrosonornicotene |
Benzene |
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| Toluidine |
Tar |
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Some of the 4,000
chemicals also include:
Acetone (nail polish
remover),
Acetic Acid (Vinegar),
Ammonium (Floor/Toilet Cleaner),
Arsenic (poison),
Butane (cigarette lighter fluid),
Cadmium (rechargeable batteries),
Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust fumes),
DDT/Dieldrin (Insecticides),
Ethanol (alcohol),
Formaldehyde (preserver of body tissue and fabric),
Hexamine (barbecue lighter),
Hydrogen Cyanide (gas chamber poison),
Methane (swamp gas), Methanol (rocket fuel),
Napthalene (mothballs),
Nicotine ( insecticide/addictive drug),
Nitrobenzene (gasoline additive),
Nitrous Oxide Phenols (disinfectant),
Steric Acid (candle wax),
Toluene (industrial solvent),
Vinyl Chloride (makes PVC).
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