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What's in a cigarette.
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What's in a cigarette?
Cigarettes are made from dried tobacco leaves that have been treated with chemicals. Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals and more than 60 are known to be cancer causing. Evan one cigarette can cause damage but the more cigarettes smoked the greater the risks as the dose of poisons increases.
Poisons |
Industrial & other uses |
Carbon Monoxide |
Car Exhaust |
Tar |
Road surfaces |
Nicotine |
Pesticide |
Acetone |
Paint stripper |
Ammonia |
Cleaning agent |
Arsenic |
Ant killer |
Benzene |
Petrol fumes |
Butane |
Lighter fuel |
Formaldehyde |
Embalming fluid |
Hydrogen Cyanide |
Poison gas in chambers |
Methanol |
Rocket fuel |
Toluene |
Industrial solvent |
DDT |
Insecticide |
Radon |
Radioactive gas |
Polonium |
Radioactive fallout |
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