Secondhand Vapor: Not at all Like Smoke
Electronic cigarettes or eCigarettes work by creating a nicotine rich vapor that can be vaped or inhaled by the user. Although public health officials have fear that cigarettes may encourage young people to smoke, several research studies continue to show that the effects of second hand smoke from the vapor do not present the same threat as those posed by traditional cigarette smoking. Studies have indeed shown that over 53,000 people die from second hand smoke exposure every year. For starters, there is a quite a daylight between actual cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, which use battery powered nicotine inhalers. ECigarettes deliver nicotine in a vaporized form compared to the traditional cigarettes which use a combustion system.
Combustion involves the use and release of tobacco, fire and toxic chemicals. It is these toxic emissions that have led to widespread ban of cigarette smocking in many public spaces by various public health organizations. A number of studies have shown that second hand vapor created by electronic cigarettes harbors far fewer hazardous chemicals compared to regular smoke even though various research caveats exist. It is important to recognize that that you cannot test humans for second …show more content…
A study performed by the Spanish Council of Scientific Research that was published in the Journal of Chematology A on September 7, 2015 demonstrated that the aerosol emanating from e-cigarettes contains less volatile organic compounds (VOC) compared that of the normal indoor air and normal exhaled breath. Before the findings were released, the VOC was also measured in smoke from tobacco cigarettes, exhaled breath of vapors after taking eCigarettes puff and exhaled breath of smokers after taking cigarettes puffs. The overall findings found very low levels of VOC in second hand
Electronic cigarettes or eCigarettes work by creating a nicotine rich vapor that can be vaped or inhaled by the user. Although public health officials have fear that cigarettes may encourage young people to smoke, several research studies continue to show that the effects of second hand smoke from the vapor do not present the same threat as those posed by traditional cigarette smoking. Studies have indeed shown that over 53,000 people die from second hand smoke exposure every year. For starters, there is a quite a daylight between actual cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, which use battery powered nicotine inhalers. ECigarettes deliver nicotine in a vaporized form compared to the traditional cigarettes which use a combustion system.
Combustion involves the use and release of tobacco, fire and toxic chemicals. It is these toxic emissions that have led to widespread ban of cigarette smocking in many public spaces by various public health organizations. A number of studies have shown that second hand vapor created by electronic cigarettes harbors far fewer hazardous chemicals compared to regular smoke even though various research caveats exist. It is important to recognize that that you cannot test humans for second …show more content…
A study performed by the Spanish Council of Scientific Research that was published in the Journal of Chematology A on September 7, 2015 demonstrated that the aerosol emanating from e-cigarettes contains less volatile organic compounds (VOC) compared that of the normal indoor air and normal exhaled breath. Before the findings were released, the VOC was also measured in smoke from tobacco cigarettes, exhaled breath of vapors after taking eCigarettes puff and exhaled breath of smokers after taking cigarettes puffs. The overall findings found very low levels of VOC in second hand