Secondhand Smoke: What It Means To You (PDF) - This booklet explains the report and how individuals can take action to improve their health. [11.6 MB] (En Espanol) [PDF 1.1 MB]
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Secondhand smoke, also know as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and ... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. America’s Children and the Environment: Measures of Contaminants, Body Burdens, and Illnesses. Second Edition. February 2003...
www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35422
What Is Secondhand Smoke? ... The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke ... What Is Secondhand Smoke?; Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers.
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The Facts About Second Hand Smoke; (Finally) ... We'd only step in if an unwilling bystander was being harmed. That left the door open for the Second Hand Smoke (SHS) attack on smokers. ... SHS, ETS - Common abbreviations for Second Hand Smoke and Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Both terms mean the same thing and are...
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Passive smoking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke ( SHS ) or environmental tobacco smoke ( ETS ), from tobacco products used by others. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeate...
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Second hand smoke is a major cause of children's illness -- yet 85% of adults who smoke and who live with a child do not ensure that the child is not exposed to the smoke from their cigarettes. Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada provides background and research details. ... the impact of second-hand smoke on kids health...
www.smoke-free.ca/Second-Hand-Smoke/health_kids.htm www.smoke-free.ca/Second-Hand-Smoke/health_kids.htm
Health Effects of ; Chemicals found in Cigarette Smoke ... Acetaldehyde may increase the absorption of the other hazardous chemicals in tobacco smoke into the bronchial tubes. ... Inhaled tobacco smoke increases the level of carbon monoxide in the fetus, increasing the chance of low birth weight, and possible perinatal death...
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