Difference between revisions of "Cigarette smoke"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The volatile emission from a burning cigarette. Cigarette smoke contains over 100 compounds many of which are toxic. Some of the chemicals in cigarette smoke are: [ | + | The volatile emission from a burning cigarette. Cigarette smoke contains over 100 compounds many of which are toxic. Some of the chemicals in cigarette smoke are: [[nicotine]], [[cresol]], [[carbon monoxide]], [[pyridine]], and benzopyrene. The smoke forms a dark yellow residue on any nearby surface. Cigarette smoke is considered deleterious to all works of art as well as to humans. |
== Hazards and Safety == | == Hazards and Safety == | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 13 January 2014
Description
The volatile emission from a burning cigarette. Cigarette smoke contains over 100 compounds many of which are toxic. Some of the chemicals in cigarette smoke are: Nicotine, Cresol, Carbon monoxide, Pyridine, and benzopyrene. The smoke forms a dark yellow residue on any nearby surface. Cigarette smoke is considered deleterious to all works of art as well as to humans.
Hazards and Safety
Carcinogenic.
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993