ABC - DEF - GHI - JKL - MNO - PQRS - TUV - WXYZ Secondhand tobacco smoke
Similar term(s): second-hand tobacco smoke, secondhand smoke, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), passive smoke.
Definition:
Secondhand tobacco smoke is the smoke inhaled by passive smokers. It is a
mixture of smoke exhaled by smokers (mainstream smoke) and smoke released from
their smouldering cigarette, cigar, or other smoking device (sidestream smoke)
diluted with ambient air. Secondhand tobacco smoke contains carcinogens, as well
as other toxic components.
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Related words: Cancer - Mainstream smoke - Passive smoking To read about this term in context: GreenFacts Digest on Tobacco Active and Passive Smoking:
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