E-Cig Toxins At Approximately Same Level As Those Found In Air
Over the past few years, a healthy public and academic debate has grown in tandem with the emergence of vaping as an increasingly popular phenomenon. The latest research to be published further supports the idea that, when compared to smoking tobacco, the use of devices like those we offer involves drastically less exposure to hazardous toxins.
The new study of both US and British e-cigarette brands was published recently in the academic journal, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, and its findings show that levels of potentially dangerous substances in e-cig smoke are approximately the same as are found in ambient air.
The lead researchers, Rana Tayyarah and Gerald A. Long, wrote “Analysis of the smoke from conventional cigarettes showed that the mainstream cigarette smoke delivered approximately 1500 times more harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) tested when compared to e-cigarette aerosol or to puffing room air.” “The deliveries of HPHCs tested for these e-cigarette products were similar to the study air blanks rather than to deliveries from conventional cigarettes; no significant contribution of cigarette smoke HPHCs from any of the compound classes tested was found for the e-cigarettes. Thus, the results of this study support previous researchers’ discussion of e-cigarette products’ potential for reduced exposure compared to cigarette smoke.” Providing scientific evidence demonstrating that, in terms of toxicity, e-cigarette vapour is to all intents and purposes indistinguishable from the air we all breathe is stark to say the least - the more relevant comparison now appears to be between air and e-cigs rather than between tobacco and vapour. Commentators have likened this latest research to a similar 2013 study reported in the journal Tobacco Control, which looked at a dozen e-cig brands. It found that "the levels of potentially toxic compounds in e-cigarette vapour are 9–450-fold lower than those in the smoke from conventional cigarettes."
As we always maintain here at multiCIG, we welcome more empirical research being carried out on the whole topic of e-cigarettes. The gap in knowledge is being closed step by step and we have a great deal of belief in our excellent range of products - their quality and the choice they give to those looking to make the transition away from traditional tobacco products.
