A real kick in the butt! Cigarettes continue emitting harmful chemicals for DAYS after they’re stubbed out, study shows

Feb 4, 2020

Cigarette butts continue to release harmful chemicals into the air for far longer than anyone could have imagined, new research conducted for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows.

Even when a cigarette is extinguished and becomes cold, the butt will still emit harmful compounds; in just the first 24 hours, a stubbed-out butt will produce 14 percent of the nicotine that an actively burning cigarette would.

While many will be aware of the dangers of second and third-hand smoking (where residues embed themselves in fabrics and linger on walls and furniture) the invisible toxins emitted by butts long after the cigarette has been smoked have so far been overlooked.

https://www.rt.com/news/480039-cigar...xic-emissions/