e-cigs
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Vapes and E-cigs Are Creating a New Waste Pandemic
Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream. Australian waste management authorities are just beginning to tackle this problem, as schools’ stockpiles of confiscated vapes continue to grow. As researchers of issues to do with the so-called circular economy, we take a keen interest…
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‘Vape’ Is The Oxford Dictionaries 2014 Word Of The Year
The word “vape” has seen the dictionary-aiming aspirations of another year’s worth of made up words go up in smoke, as it has been chosen as the Oxford Dictionaries’ “Word of the Year” for 2014.
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Study: Some E-Cigs Put Out Tobacco-Like Levels Of Carcinogens
An upcoming study in the peer-reviewed journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research says that some tank-style e-cigarettes emit cancer-causing formaldehyde in their vapour at levels similar to traditional tobacco cigarettes. The New York Times, which revealed the findings ahead of publication, says a second study confirms the results.
