Carcinogenic components of tobacco and tobacco smoke: A 2022 update

Y Li, SS Hecht - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Tobacco and tobacco smoke contain a complex mixture of over 9500 chemical compounds,
many of which have been recognized as hazardous to human health by regulatory …

Mechanisms of lung damage and development of COPD due to household biomass-smoke exposure: inflammation, oxidative stress, MicroRNAs, and gene …

B Ortiz-Quintero, I Martínez-Espinosa, R Pérez-Padilla - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic exposure to indoor biomass smoke from the combustion of solid organic fuels is a
major cause of disease burden worldwide. Almost 3 billion people use solid fuels such as …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic along the shoreline of Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

TA Aragaw, GE De-la-Torre, AA Teshager - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution has become one of the most pending
environmental challenges resulting from the pandemic. While various studies investigated …

Cigarette butts in two urban areas from Brazil: Links among environmental impacts, demography and market

VV Ribeiro, TC Lopes, MA dos Santos Pinto… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental impacts are currently linked to smoking cigarette behavior, as cigarette butts
(CBs) represent the most common litter item in natural areas. Despite this, even the best …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicological effects of cigarette butts for marine organisms

G Lucia, ME Giuliani, G d'Errico, E Booms… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs), one of the most common litter items found on beaches, represent a still
unexplored environmental hazard. This study aimed at a multidisciplinary characterization of …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a sustainable circular economy for cigarette butts, the most common waste worldwide on the coast

M Conradi, JE Sánchez-Moyano - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The circular economy is based on the maximum use of resources by reducing, reusing, and
recycling the elements used. Currently, the items littered most frequently in the world are …

Smoking and passive smoking increases mortality through mediation effect of cadmium exposure in the United States

J Kim, H Song, J Lee, YJ Kim, HS Chung, JM Yu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable and premature death
worldwide. Even worse, many people are generally exposed to passive smoking, which …

Quality variations of leachate resulting from cigarette filter recycling as a challenge for its management

A Hossaini Motlagh, N Alinejad, F Kazembeigi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Recycling is known as a solution for cigarette filter management, but this may cause the
release of trapped pollutants in it. Cigarette smoke toxins and chemicals that trapped in the …

Aromatic amines contents of cigarette butts: fresh and aged cigarette butts vs unsmoked cigarette

S Dobaradaran, XAM Mutke, TC Schmidt, P Swiderski… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs) are some of the most abundant waste items in the environment and
may contain high levels of different toxic chemicals, such as aromatic amines (AAs) …