What's in cigarette smoke? 1. Toxic gasses from incinerated tobacco that spread rapidly through the air. 2. Small particles that remain suspended in the air indefinitely. 3. Larger particles that settle on floors, ceilings, and walls — only to be swept into the air again. A little toxic waste dump on fire... A burning cigarette puts thousands of poisons into the air. Because smokers only take a few puffs from each cigarette, it spends over 90% of the time smoldering and generating air pollution non-smokers are forced to breathe. In fact, most of the toxic chemicals produced by cigarettes end up in the air non-smokers breathe rather than being inhaled by the smoker. Because cigarette smoke is so complex and so toxic, it is impossible to remove the health danger for non-smokers with filters or ventilation. Big Tobacco, while hawking ventilation "solutions" is always careful to include a disclaimer saying that ventilation "does not purport to address health effects..." Here are some of the things you breathe in secondhand smoke, together with their common uses: Acetone Nail polish remover Acetic Acid Vinegar Aluminum Metal Ammonia Floor and toilet cleaner Arsenic Rat poison Benzene Industrial solvent Benzo(a)pyrene Diesel exhaust Butane Cigarette lighter fluid Cadmium Rechargable batteries Copper Electric wiring Carbon Monoxide Auto exhaust DDT Insecticide Dieldrin Insecticide Formaldehyde Preservative for dead bodies, wood, and fabrics Hexamine Barbecue lighter Hydrogen Cyanide Gas chamber poison Lead Fishing sinkers Magnesium Flares Methane Swamp gas Methanol Rocket and auto fuel Napthalene Moth balls Nicotine Insecticide and the addictive drug in tobacco Nitrobenzene Gasoline additive Nitrous Oxide Phenols Disinfectant Polonium 210 Radioactive compound Silicon Computer chips Silver Jewelry Stearic Acid Candle wax Titanium Airplane and missles Toluene Industrial solvent Vinyl Chloride Raw material to make plastic Zinc Metal, in pennies
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