More Chemicals in Tobacco Smoke

More Chemicals In Tobacco Smoke

Here is a list of more chemicals found in tobacco and tobacco smoke.

• Acetone (poisonous solvent, nail polish remover)

• Acetic Acid (caustic solvent)

• Acrolein (aquatic herbicide, and once used as a chemical weapon)

• Aluminum (metal)

• Aminobiphenyl

• Ammonia (cleaning agent for toilets and floors)

• Anatabine

• Aniline (industrial solvent)

• Arsenic (poison)

• Benz(a)anthracene

• Benzo(a)pyrene

• Benzene-1 (an industrial solvent, refined from crude oil)

• Benzoic Acid (tobacco curing agent)

• Butadiene (used in rubber manaufacturing)

• Butane (cigarette lighter fluid)

• Butyrolactone

• Cadmium (rechargeable batteries)

• Carbon Monoxide (auto exhaust, gas chambers)

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Tetrachloride: also found in dry cleaning fluid

• Carbonyl Sulfide

• Catechol (tanning, dyeing agent)

• Cholesterol

• Copper (metal)

• Dimethylamine (tanning accelerator)

• DDT: found in a pesticide so dangerous that it has been banned for use in the U.S.

• Formaldehyde-2 (body tissue preserver)

• Formic Acid (caustic solvent)

• Glycolic Acid (metal cleaning agent)

• Gold (metal)

• Harman

• Hexamine: found in barbecue lighter fluid

• Hydroquinone (photographic developing agent)

• Hydrazine (rocket fuel chemical)

• Hydrogen Cyanide (rat poison, gas chambers)

• Lactic Acid (caustic solvent)

• Lead

• Mercury (metal)

• Methylamine (tanning agent)

• Methyl Chloride (poisonous refrigerant)

• Methylpyridine (insecticide)

• Napthalamine (mothballs)

• Nickel

• Nicotine

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Nitrosodimethylamine

• Nitrodiethanolamine

• Nitrosodiethylamine

• Nitrosopyrrolidine

• Nitrosonornicotine

• NNH

• Particulate Matter (animal carcinogen)

• CDDs and PCDFs (barbecue lighter)

• Phenol (toilet bowl disinfectant)

• Polonium-210 (radioactive element)

• Propylene Glycol (antifreeze)

• Pyridine (poisonous solvent)

• Quinoline (specimen preservative)

• Shellac

• Silicon (metal)

• Silver (metal)

• Stearic Acid (candle wax)

• Styrene found in insulation material

• Succinic Acid (agent in Lacquer manufacture)

• Titanium (metal)

• Toluidine (agent in dye manufacture)

• Toluene-industrial solvent (in explosives)

• Vinylpyridine

• Zinc (anti-corrosion coating for metals)