The miseries of passive smoking

被引:41
作者
Nelson, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Essen Gesamthsch, Inst Hyg & Occupat Med, Toxicol Lab, D-45147 Essen, Germany
关键词
toxicity; ETS; human exposure; symptoms; cancer; heart failure; brain function; pregnancy; infertility; children; disease prevention;
D O I
10.1191/096032701670538508
中图分类号
R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
学科分类号
100405 ;
摘要
Passive smoking is defined as an involuntary exposure to a combined but diluted cigarette sidestream smoke (SS, gas and particle phases that are evolved from the smoldering end of a cigarette while the smoker is not puffing) and the exhaled smoke from smokers. SS contains numerous cytotoxic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), aromatic amines, nitrosamines, heavy metals, poisonous gases, pesticide residues, and radioactive elements in quantities much higher than those found from the cigarette mainstream smoke (MS) which is puffed by smokers. Passive smoking is found to be the cause of death from cancers and cardiac disease. Furthermore, it damagingly involves reproductive organs, the nervous system, genetic materials, and is particularly hazardous to mother and child during pregnancy and to those with a history of asthma, chronic infections, induced or earned immune deficiency, or predisposed susceptibility.
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页数:23
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