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  • What Are Combustion Byproducts?

    Posted on November 10, 2011 by Mysti Reutlinger

    Cigarette Combustion ByproductsAt The Safe Cig and with many other electronic cigarette companies, the term combustion byproducts is often used. Understanding what that term means in relation to cigarettes will further enhance your knowledge of eCigarettes and what is being eliminated.

    Combustion byproducts are the secondary chemicals created through the process of burning any substance. In cigarettes, the combustion process is responsible for the chemical reaction that changes nicotine containing tobacco and cigarette paper into smoke with over 4,000 toxic chemicals. Included in that figure are a minimum of 40 known carcinogens (cancer causing agents) with some reports claiming as many as 70 carcinogens.  Continue Reading


    This post was posted in Environment and was tagged with secondhand smoke, cigarettes, health effects, combustion byproducts

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