Secondhand smoke is toxic

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Secondhand smoke is toxic
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  This brightly colored poster features information on the health effects of some of the more than 4,000 chemicals contained in secondhand smoke, including cancer - causing chemicals like formaldehyde and benzene, toxic metals like arsenic and cadmium, and poisonous gases like carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide. ; Cancer Causing Chemicals: All are extremely toxic ; Toxic Metals: Can cause cancer, Can cause death, Can damage the brain and kidneys ; Poison Gases: Can cause death, Can affect heart and respiratory functions, Can burn your throat, lungs, and eyes, Can cause unconsciousness ; Secondhand smoke ; It hurts you. It doesn't take much. It doesn't take long. ; Originally released May 2006 in conjunction with the 2006 Surgeon General's report: The Health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. ; CDC-INFO Pub ID 998587
• Subjects:
  • Smoking
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/26213/cdc_26213_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 383.32 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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