Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes
www.ucdavis.edu
They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. For example, one of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.

They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. For example, one of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes.

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      I buy small lithium ion batteries all the time. Recycling and free is much cooler though

      • HugeNerd@lemmy.caEnglish
        13·
        2 hours ago

        Do you recycle condoms you find on the ground too? Vapes are probably the most disgusting thing recently invented.