INTERESTING INFORMATION

Some interesting information contained in this article (thanks for the heads up Rush!):

Peering through the mist: systematic review of what the chemistry of contaminants in electronic cigarettes tells us about health risks by Igor Burstyn

It’s a complicated read, but let’s get to the heart of the matter shall we?

Conclusions

Current state of knowledge about chemistry of liquids and aerosols associated with electronic cigarettes indicates that there is no evidence that vaping produces inhalable exposures to contaminants of the aerosol that would warrant health concerns by the standards that are used to ensure safety of workplaces. However, the aerosol generated during vaping as a whole (contaminants plus declared ingredients ) creates personal exposures that would justify surveillance of health among exposed persons in conjunction with investigation of means to keep any adverse health effects as low as reasonably achievable. Exposures of bystanders are likely to be orders of magnitude less, and thus pose no apparent concern.

Bottom line… risk reduction and not risk elimination, but I would hope we all know that by now. Keep these studies going! They can only benefit us in the long run be it good news OR bad!!

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Author: pbusardo