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Care to cite the research? I have seen no carcinogens noted, although there are some heavy metal compounds that are worth concern.

• Freak_NL 10y ago
  I can't cite any research with authority, as I lack the academic qualifications to do so in this field — like most of us I depend on the insights of those who do to form an opinion — but studies like these¹⁺² seem to indicate that e-cigarette vapour are at least not devoid of carcinogens. Searches on Google Scholar yield a number of papers that mostly seem to indicate that more study is needed to fully comprehend the toxicity of e-cigarette vapour, but that via second-hand smoke (or vapour) you are at least exposed to nicotine, and probably to some quantities of other toxins, possibly including carcinogens. 1: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463913001533 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463913... 2: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc1413069#t=article http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc1413069#t=article
  • evgen 10y ago
    First of all "toxins" is not a word you want to be using in such discussions. It is a term that tends to be thrown around by people who do not understand chemistry. It is all about the dosage, and so far most research shows that we are talking about some very low doses at best. The heavy metals I noted are probably the most concerning, since those actually do bioaccumulate, but "probably" and "possibly" are not sufficient here.