Dr Joel Kaufman, from the University of Washington, said: We were surprised to see how strong air pollutions impact was on the progression of emphysema on lung scans, in the same league as the effects of cigarette smoking, which is by far the best-known cause of emphysema. We really need to understand whats causing chronic lung disease, and it appears that air pollution exposures that are common and hard to avoid might be a major contributor, the professor added
Impact on Water Bodies The concern over cigarette butts is likely to increase as they are becoming one of the biggest challenges with regards to littering
Concern about e-cigarettes is high in the United States, where vaping has taken off among school students
The children of parents who are regular smokers tend to become regular smokers themselves
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Researchers in each study may use different methods or study different groups of people