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What is in a cigarette?

Ingredients include more than tobacco:

Carbon Monoxide (auto exhaust, gas chambers)
Carbon Dioxide
Carbonyl Sulfide
Benzene-1
Toluene-industrial solvent (in explosives)
Formaldehyde-2 (body tissue preserver)
Acrolein (aquatic herbicide)
Acetone (poisonous solvent, nail polish remover)
Pyridine (poisonous solvent)
Methylpyridine (insecticide)
Vinylpyridine
Hyrogen Cyanide (rat poison, gas chambers)
Hydrazine (rocket fuel chemical)
Ammonia (cleaning agent for toilets and floors)
Methylamine (tanning agent)
Dimethylamine (tanning accelerator)
Nitrogen Oxides
Nitrosodimethylamine
Nitrosodiethylamine
Nitrosopyrrolidine
Formic Acid (caustic solvent)
Acetic Acid (caustic solvent)
Methyl Chloride (poisonous refrigerant)
Butadiene
Particulate Matter (animal carcinogen)
Nicotine (insecticide, cockroach killer)
Anatabine
Phenol (toilet bowl disinfectant)
Catechol (tanning, dyeing agent)
Hydroquinone (photographic developing agent)
Aniline (industrial solvent)
Toluidine (agent in dye manufacture)
Napthalamine (mothballs)
Aminobiphenyl
Benz(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Cholesterol
Butyrolactone
Quinoline (specimen preservative)
Harman
Nitrosonornicotine
NNH
Nitrodiethanolamine
Cadmium
Nickel
Zinc (anti-corrosion coating for metals)
Aluminum (metal)
Titanium (metal)
Copper (metal)
Mercury (metal)
Silicon (metal)
Silver (metal)
Gold (metal)
Polonium-210 (radioactive element)
Benzoic Acid (tobacco curing agent)
Lactic Acid (caustic solvent)
Glycolic Acid (metal cleaning agent)
Succinic Acid (agent in Lacquer manufacture)
PCDDs and PCDFs (barbecue lighter)
Stearic Acid (candle wax)
Cadmium (rechargeable batteries)
Arsenic (poison)
Butane (cigarette lighter fluid)
Propylene Glycol (antifreeze)

Information collected from the American Lung Association .

 

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