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“With vaping, it’s not really known what the contents are — potentially, people are mixing in it up in their garage or in a basement somewhere in China,” says the Lung Association’s McDonald. “There’s very little disclosure of the vaping liquid and when it is disclosed, it’s usually just a long list of chemically-sounding names.”
Propylene Glycol
Vegetable Glycerin
Nicotine
Flavoring
It's not our fault this dumb ass doesn't know what's in eliquid:
"The Lung Association believes people should inhale nothing except “fresh, clean air,” McDonald says.
"Burstyn, who wrote a 2014 paper looking at whether contaminants in e-cigarette vapour exceeded workplace exposure standards, says “we have a pretty good idea what’s in e-cigarettes.”
“There are patents and there have been thousands of analyses,” he says. “These are all known chemicals - some like formaldehyde have been studied for years.”
The levels in e-cig vapour all meet workplace safety limits, Burstyn says.
“If you’re working in a factory and there are these levels in the air, you would not be worried,” Burstyn says. “You and I are inhaling formaldehyde right now as we speak - it does not mean these levels are harmful.”
There’s no evidence that vaping is “100 per cent safe” and there is evidence that the vapour can cause problems for people with pre-existing health conditions, Burstyn says.
But, it’s replacing smoking, which is a known killer, he says.
“It’s nothing like smoking tobacco - it gives that nicotine hit and flavour without the harm and risk of cigarettes,” he says. “I don’t smoke, I don’t vape - I just look at the numbers and see that it reduces smoking and has no discernible harm to bystanders.”
And, in most Canadian cities, you’re breathing in a lot more than clean, fresh air anyway.
“I don’t think e-cigs are adding very much to the risk caused by air pollution,” he says."
“With vaping, it’s not really known what the contents are — potentially, people are mixing in it up in their garage or in a basement somewhere in China,” says the Lung Association’s McDonald. “There’s very little disclosure of the vaping liquid and when it is disclosed, it’s usually just a long list of chemically-sounding names.”
Propylene Glycol
Vegetable Glycerin
Nicotine
Flavoring
It's not our fault this dumb ass doesn't know what's in eliquid:
"The Lung Association believes people should inhale nothing except “fresh, clean air,” McDonald says.
"Burstyn, who wrote a 2014 paper looking at whether contaminants in e-cigarette vapour exceeded workplace exposure standards, says “we have a pretty good idea what’s in e-cigarettes.”
“There are patents and there have been thousands of analyses,” he says. “These are all known chemicals - some like formaldehyde have been studied for years.”
The levels in e-cig vapour all meet workplace safety limits, Burstyn says.
“If you’re working in a factory and there are these levels in the air, you would not be worried,” Burstyn says. “You and I are inhaling formaldehyde right now as we speak - it does not mean these levels are harmful.”
There’s no evidence that vaping is “100 per cent safe” and there is evidence that the vapour can cause problems for people with pre-existing health conditions, Burstyn says.
But, it’s replacing smoking, which is a known killer, he says.
“It’s nothing like smoking tobacco - it gives that nicotine hit and flavour without the harm and risk of cigarettes,” he says. “I don’t smoke, I don’t vape - I just look at the numbers and see that it reduces smoking and has no discernible harm to bystanders.”
And, in most Canadian cities, you’re breathing in a lot more than clean, fresh air anyway.
“I don’t think e-cigs are adding very much to the risk caused by air pollution,” he says."
