News tagged with cigarette butts
CDC: American cigarettes contain more carcinogens
Cigarette-smoking Americans receive higher doses of the most potent carcinogens than do smokers in many foreign countries because of variations in the way tobacco is processed for cigarettes, researchers from the Centers ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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China scientists say cigarette butts protect steel
(AP) -- Chinese scientists say they have found a way for the countless cigarette butts that are tossed every day on streets, beaches and other public places to be reused - in protecting steel pipes from rusting.
May 14, 2010 |
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Recycling 'tiny trash' -- cigarette butts
A new study suggests expanding community recycling programs beyond newspapers, beverage containers, and other traditional trash to include an unlikely new potential treasure: Cigarette butts. Terming this tiny trash "one ...
May 12, 2010 |
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Dolphin conservationists save tigers in Bangladesh
A team of young Bangladeshi conservationists supported by the Conservation Leadership Program and Save Our Species have stopped a fire raging across an area of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, threatening species ...
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Debate fumes as Sydney apartments stub out smoking
An Australian apartment block which has banned residents from smoking in their homes has sparked anger from civil libertarians but advocates say it could be the way of the future for high-density living.
Apr 02, 2011 |
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'Thirdhand smoke' may be bigger health hazard than previously believed
Scientists are reporting that so-called "thirdhand smoke" — the invisible remains of cigarette smoke that deposits on carpeting, clothing, furniture and other surfaces — may be even more of a health hazard than ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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New test allows individualized profiles of cigarette smoking
A test for one of the thousands of chemicals in cigarette smoke has the potential for more accurately estimating smokers' mouth level exposure and may have applications for developing custom-tailored quitting ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Attempt stalls to ban smoking at Calif state parks
(AP) -- An attempt to impose what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks has stalled in the California Legislature.
Mar 18, 2010 |
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How safe are e-cigarettes?
Tonya Moraffah takes a deep drag on her cigarette, feels the soothing surge of nicotine and explains what extinguished her 30-year, pack-a-day smoking habit.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Israeli scientists find way to combat forged DNA
Israeli scientists have developed new technology to fight biological identity theft after realising that DNA evidence found at crime scenes can be easily falsified.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Japan's tobacco habit runs into court challenge
(AP) -- One plaintiff is a cancer patient. Another is represented by his widow. The third, has emphysema and rolls into the courtroom on a wheelchair with tubes trailing out of his nose. The three Japanese ...
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Trashing our beaches, way too much
Everybody knows there's trash on the world's beaches. But just how much?
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Hypnotist ready to kick cigarette butt
What if I told you that throughout this release there are hypnotic suggestions about why you should cover this story and make it the top one? Would you be able to pick out the suggestions? Or would they work without you even ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2008 |
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