Littered cigarette butt as a well-known hazardous waste: a comprehensive systematic review

J Torkashvand, M Farzadkia, HR Sobhi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Most of cigarettes used in the world have filters. Following smoking, the cigarette butts (CBs)
are often littered as wastes in the environment. CBs generally contain several toxic …

Cigarettes butt littering: The story of the world's most littered item from the perspective of pollution, remedial actions, and policy measures

KR Vanapalli, HB Sharma, S Anand, VP Ranjan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarettes butt (CB) is one of the most littered items on the planet. This paper critically
analyzes the factors responsible for CB littering, and associated environmental ramifications …

Potentially toxic elements leachates from cigarette butts into different types of water: a threat for aquatic environments and ecosystems?

R Akhbarizadeh, S Dobaradaran, G Parhizgar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trillions of cigarette butts (CBs) are released into the environment and the leached
potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from CBs may contaminate the environments. In this study …

Chemical contents and toxicity of cigarette butts leachates in aquatic environment: A case study from the Persian Gulf region

F Soleimani, S Dobaradaran, A Vazirizadeh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs) are one of the most commonly found types of litter contaminating the
aquatic environment. However, the environmental risks posed by CBs need further …

The ecological impacts of discarded cigarette butts

DS Green, ADW Tongue, B Boots - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2022 - cell.com
Cigarette butts, one of the most littered items globally, present a unique challenge to
ecosystems due to their ubiquity, persistence, and potential for harm. Over 35 studies have …

Environmental fate of cigarette butts and their toxicity in aquatic organisms: A comprehensive systematic review

S Dobaradaran, F Soleimani, R Akhbarizadeh… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs) are the most frequently littered pieces of environmental wastes which
are released both directly and indirectly into the environment and finally may reach aquatic …

[HTML][HTML] A review of environmental pollution from the use and disposal of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes: contaminants, sources, and impacts

MW Beutel, TC Harmon, TE Novotny, J Mock… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
While the impacts of cigarette smoking on human health are widely known, a less
recognized impact of tobacco product use and disposal is environmental pollution. This …

Cigarette butts have adverse effects on initial growth of perennial ryegrass (gramineae: Lolium perenne L.) and white clover (leguminosae: Trifolium repens L.)

DS Green, B Boots, JDS Carvalho, T Starkey - … and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Cigarette filters (butts) are currently the most abundant form of anthropogenic litter on the
planet, yet we know very little about their environmental impacts on terrestrial ecosystems …

A whale of a plastic tale: A plea for interdisciplinary studies to tackle micro-and nanoplastic pollution in the marine realm

L Seuront, GI Zardi, M Uguen, VMP Bouchet… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic is one of the most ubiquitous sources of both contamination and pollution of the
Anthropocene, and accumulates virtually everywhere on the planet. As such, plastic …

Assessment of uncontrolled PAHs leakage from littered cigarette butts into the urban environment

H Mohammadi, M Morovati, Z Zardosht… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are hazardous pollutants that leak into the
environment from various sources, including cigarette butts. In this study, the consequence …