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Do surgical masks effectively protect me against passive smoking and off-gases from cars?
Keep in mind that surgical masks are designed primarily to protect the patient from the surgical staff, not the other way around. They prevent aerosols exhaled by the surgeons and nurses from ...
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Is it dangerous to inhale agar-agar jelly
You can't.
Considering that agar melting temperature is approximately 85-95C / 176-185F and coals burns at around 200C / 392F at rest, providing temperature of at least 100C / 212F inside the bowl, ...
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Dangers of smoking hookah
Well, it isn't healthy.
It will not provide you vitamins, or cure you from cold.
TL;DR
But it isn't very unhealthy. What that means is that there are health risks you must take into account and ...
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Which is more harmful, high CO2 indoor or PM2.5 outdoor
Given the levels you're describing, I'd stay inside, but it's a close call.
Pulling up a random Carbon Dioxide Safety Data Sheet, the long-term exposure limit for carbon dioxide is 5000 parts per ...
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What component of cigarette smoking is harmful to the bladder?
The report you have linked to also states:
The composition of cigarettes has also changed in the past few decades. While there have been reductions in tar and nicotine, the concentrations of other ...
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Does 'vaping' affect your lungs?
I have done plenty of research and have found people only talking about E-Cigarettes, leaving me in confusion about if vapes without any nicotine contain harmful substances for your lungs. (I am not ...
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Gas from cigarette smoke
The answer to your question is thirdhand smoking (THS):
From the American Nonsmoker's Right Foundation (ANRF), "Thirdhand smoke consists of the tobacco residue from cigarettes, cigars, and other ...
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