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More likely along the lines of other people not wanting to breathe your second-hand nicotine / whatever the hell else might be in this vapor, because the jury's

by Niten 13y ago

More likely along the lines of other people not wanting to breathe your second-hand nicotine / whatever the hell else might be in this vapor, because the jury's still out on their safety.

sultezdukes 13y ago
But even if the exhaled vapor is perfectly safe, they'll still try to ban them.
- sp332 13y ago
  Mainly because I don't want to get addicted to nicotine just by sitting next to a co-worker who uses e-cigs indoors.
  - jebblue 13y ago
    Has there been a study to prove that can happen or are you just assuming?
  - eswangren 13y ago
    What a ridiculous statement. How many people do you know of that became addicted to nicotine via second hand tobacco smoke?
  - LnxPrgr3 13y ago
    From the research I've read, that seems unlikely. This study was unable to detect any environmental contamination from nicotine: http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CSA_ItaEng.pdf http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/201... "Among all, the most interesting aspects we observed was that nicotine was not detected in air during the e-smoking session, although liquids used for experiments contained it. On the other hand, 34µg/m^3 of nicotine were found during the smoking session." I remember another study I'm having trouble finding that was able to detect some nicotine in the exhaled vapor using a different method (capturing exhaled vapor in a glass chamber), but at an extremely low concentration. Nothing I've found leads me to believe secondhand nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes is a significant hazard.
mullingitover 13y ago
The major component of the secondhand vapor would be glycerin and/or propylene glycol. In extreme cases you might inhale entire milligrams of the stuff. Both substances are safe enough to be in the FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' list and you could drink liters of them without any ill effects.
jimzvz 13y ago
Here's a study[1] that concludes there is "no significant risk". [1]-http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/08958378.2012.724728 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/08958378.2012.7...
- UnoriginalGuy 13y ago
  That one was funded and conducted by the e-cigs industry, of course it is going to come to that conclusion.

by Niten 13y ago

More likely along the lines of other people not wanting to breathe your second-hand nicotine / whatever the hell else might be in this vapor, because the jury's still out on their safety.

sultezdukes 13y ago

But even if the exhaled vapor is perfectly safe, they'll still try to ban them.

sp332 13y ago
Mainly because I don't want to get addicted to nicotine just by sitting next to a co-worker who uses e-cigs indoors.
- jebblue 13y ago
  Has there been a study to prove that can happen or are you just assuming?
- eswangren 13y ago
  What a ridiculous statement. How many people do you know of that became addicted to nicotine via second hand tobacco smoke?
- LnxPrgr3 13y ago
  From the research I've read, that seems unlikely. This study was unable to detect any environmental contamination from nicotine: http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/CSA_ItaEng.pdf http://clearstream.flavourart.it/site/wp-content/uploads/201... "Among all, the most interesting aspects we observed was that nicotine was not detected in air during the e-smoking session, although liquids used for experiments contained it. On the other hand, 34µg/m^3 of nicotine were found during the smoking session." I remember another study I'm having trouble finding that was able to detect some nicotine in the exhaled vapor using a different method (capturing exhaled vapor in a glass chamber), but at an extremely low concentration. Nothing I've found leads me to believe secondhand nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes is a significant hazard.

mullingitover 13y ago

The major component of the secondhand vapor would be glycerin and/or propylene glycol. In extreme cases you might inhale entire milligrams of the stuff. Both substances are safe enough to be in the FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' list and you could drink liters of them without any ill effects.

jimzvz 13y ago

Here's a study[1] that concludes there is "no significant risk". [1]-http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/08958378.2012.724728 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/08958378.2012.7...

UnoriginalGuy 13y ago
That one was funded and conducted by the e-cigs industry, of course it is going to come to that conclusion.