Of the more than 7,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful, including hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia, the National Cancer Institute stated
Food and Drug Administration Early results from a national survey of teen tobacco and e-cig use show vaping among teens continued to rise well into 2019
For example, radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States (136)
The absence of combustion reduces some oxidative stress load, but nicotine's vascular effects remain
Default check: AQI 165 for 24h Credibility The calculator converts AQI back to PM2.5 using EPA-style AQI breakpoints, then uses Berkeley Earth cigarette-equivalent framing to make exposure easier to understand