Review article
https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2019.017
Conventional Cigarettes vs. Alternative Devices – Impact on Human Health and Ecosystem
Dajana Kučić Grgić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8427-6482
; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Iva Bićanić
; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Nina Čavarović
; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Petra Pohanić
; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 19 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Ocelić Bulatović
orcid.org/0000-0002-1604-090X
; Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Tobacco smoke is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide, and smoking has become a less desirable habit in many social segments. Therefore, during the last decade, the tobacco industry has developed some alternatives – ENDS and HNBT products, in order to offer a less harmful option for consumers. E-cigarette manufacturers are referred to the GRAS declaration which refers exclusively to ingestion, while the inhalation of the aerosol itself, which occurs in both of these products, is harmful. E-cigarettes create an aerosol by heating e-liquid, and HNBT devices are based on heating the coated tobacco leaves thus producing harmful compounds although at considerably lower concentrations than conventional cigarettes.
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Keywords
tobacco smoke; ENDS; HNBT; aerosol; adverse impact on health and environment
Hrčak ID:
228061
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Publication date:
7.12.2019.
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