Secondhand Smoke ...
Contains over 4,000 compounds -- more than 40 of which are Group A carcinogens which cause cancer in humans or animals. Includes:
ammonia, arsenic, benzene, cadmium, carbon monoxide, chromium VI, DDT, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, lead, nickel, N-nitrosamines, sulfur dioxide, vinyl chloride. Also includes pesticide residues.
International Agency for Research on Cancer chart, 1986; U.S. Surgeon General’s Report of 1989; California EPA Report, September, 1997.
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