Preventing the lung cancer victims of the future by helping smokers to quit, educating young people to prevent them starting to smoke and to lobbying government to take action. |
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What's in a Cigarette?
Here are some of the 4000 chemicals that constitute a cigarette
Poison |
Common Uses |
| Acetone Acetic Acid Ammonia Arsenic Benzene Carbon Monoxide Carbon Tetrachloride DDT Formaldehyde Hydrogen Cyanide Hydrogen Sulphide Lead Methanol Polonium-210 Radon Sulphuric Acid Tars Caesium Ethanol |
Nail varnish remover vinegar cleaning agent ant poison in the USA petrol fumes exhaust fumes dry cleaning fluid insecticide embalming fluid industrial pollutant stink bombs batteries, petrol fumes rocket fuel radioactive fallout radioactive gas power station emissions road surface tar heavy metal anti-freeze |