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second hand smoke

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005681

Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke breathed out by the user. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals; hundreds are toxic, and about 70 can cause cancer. There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke, and even brief exposure can cause immediate harm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005681
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsenvironmental tobacco smoke
ReferencesSmokefree Policy Fact Sheets, CDC; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoair pollutants; second-hand smoke exposure; smoking (habit); air pollution
TranslationsSpanish: humo pasivo
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005681",
  "term": "second hand smoke",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke breathed out by the user. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals; hundreds are toxic, and about 70 can cause cancer. There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke, and even brief exposure can cause immediate harm.",
  "synonyms": [
    "environmental tobacco smoke"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "air pollutants",
    "second-hand smoke exposure",
    "smoking (habit)",
    "air pollution"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Smokefree Policy Fact Sheets, CDC",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "humo pasivo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/second-hand-smoke/"
}

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