Passive smoking

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-008536

The breathing in of tobacco smoke by non-smokers who share air with smokers, known as exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. This smoke is a mixture of sidestream smoke from the smouldering tip of a cigarette and mainstream smoke exhaled by the smoker. Chronic exposure raises the risk of respiratory illness, heart disease and lung cancer in non-smokers, at a lower level than active smoking.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-008536
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
References	PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1278 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)
See also	Sidestream smoke

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008536",
  "term": "Passive smoking",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The breathing in of tobacco smoke by non-smokers who share air with smokers, known as exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. This smoke is a mixture of sidestream smoke from the smouldering tip of a cigarette and mainstream smoke exhaled by the smoker. Chronic exposure raises the risk of respiratory illness, heart disease and lung cancer in non-smokers, at a lower level than active smoking.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "sidestream smoke"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1278 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/passive-smoking/"
}

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