tobaccocontrol.bmj3y
Do people know that cigarette filters are mainly composed of synthetic material? A representative survey of the German population (the DEBRA study)
Respondents were asked: ‘The majority of smokers use cigarettes with a filter. What do you think these filters are composed of? (1) Mainly of natural material; (2) Mainly of synthetic material; (3) I ...
Time24d
CIGARETTES: Unfiltered Filters?
“The cigarette industry has done a grave disservice to the smoking public [by] publicizing the filter-tip smoke as a health protection.” So saying last week, the House Government Operations ...
Swimmers bathing among cigarette stubs, warns MP in call for plastic butts ban
A plastic cigarette filters ban ‘will make a great deal of difference’ for swimmers in The Solent, Dame Caroline Dinenage ...
Phys.org23d
Smoking and antibiotic resistance: How cigarette waste promotes the spread of resistant germs
"Cigarette filters contain many of the toxic substances found in cigarette smoke," explains Dr. Uli Klümper from the Institute of Hydrobiology at the TUD. "In our study, we found that when these ...
People5y
4.5 Trillion Cigarette Butts — the Biggest Man-Made Ocean Contaminant — Are Littered Each Year
The Ocean Conservancy has collected more than 60 million cigarette ... to dispose of the filters themselves for the sake of the planet and their own health. If crows can do it, surely they can ...
MercoPress2y
WHO says tobacco industry poisoning the planet, and sponsors “polluter pays principle” and banning cigarette filters
Roughly 4.5 trillion cigarette filters pollute our oceans ... and offer support services to help people quit tobacco.