NYT - Some E-Cigarettes Deliver a Puff of Carcinogens

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www. nytimes .com/2014/05/04/business/some-e-cigarettes-deliver-a-puff-of-carcinogens.html


"Precisely what level of heat causes the reaction is difficult to pinpoint. The Roswell research found, generally, that when battery voltage increased to 4.8 volts from 3.2 volts, toxin levels increased markedly...

This finding suggests that in certain conditions, E.C.s might expose their users to the same or even higher levels of carcinogenic formaldehyde as tobacco smoke..."


If I was in a torture chamber and you said I had to puff on something, I’d choose an e-cigarette over a regular cigarette,” Dr. [Alan] Shihadeh said. “But if you said I could choose an e-cigarette or clean air, I’d definitely choose clean air.

He added: “And I definitely wouldn’t drip.
 
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