Dr Giovanni Invernizzi, an Italian medical researcher carried out very fascinating and very shocking research into the harmful effects of cigarette fumes versus car exhaust fumes. which would you think was worse?
The experiment was set up, by having a 2 litre turbo diesel car locked and sealed into a garage and left idling for 30 minutes. What was measured was fine particle matter, which according to the researchers is the most perilous form of air pollution for human health.
After the car was used, 3 cigarettes were burned one after each other for a period of 30 minutes. every 2 minutes a measurement of the fine particle matter was recorded and what was noticed as that cigarettes have 10 times the amount of fine particle matter than a 2 litre turbo diesel engine
The more information you begin to dig up about cigarettes, the more unclear I become as to why they are firstly legal and secondly, used by so many people. they should really have a list of ingredients on the back of each packet – never mind the death warnings.
Being more perilous than car exhaust fumes just goes to show how power they are. People don’t get enough information on what goes into a cigarette. I think that if they did on a regular basis that people would really start to think about what they are putting into their bodies.
If any other food on the market ever gets a scare of an unhealthy toxin in it, the entire batch gets recalled. the same with the motor industry. If something is found that has the slightest risk of causing harm, then it gets pulled and fixed. Amusing how we don’t care about cigarettes.