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Cigarette Fumes May Carry Tobacco Pesticides
Dr H Wyman Dorough told an American Chemical Society meeting that cigarette smoke could expose both smokers and non-smokers to pesticides used in tobacco production. Rat tests show pesticides survive burning and travel in smoke, with filters offering little protection. He warns residues may pose an insecticidal risk to humans and notes few human studies exist.
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Brian Sullivan
Atlantic City
N.J
University of Kentucky
H. Wyman Dorough
American Chemical Society
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