secondhand smoke
Bystander tobacco exposure
Secondhand smoke is tobacco smoke inhaled by someone other than the smoker—the ambient smoke from a burning cigarette plus what the smoker exhales.
Health concerns about secondhand smoke drove smoking bans in restaurants, bars, and workplaces: The kids were exposed to secondhand smoke at their grandmother's house.
- lung cancerMalignant growth in chest
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- cigarettePaper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
warning label · children · pipe · COPD · addiction · respiratory health · breathing problems · particulate matter · environmental health · indoor air quality · tar · carcinogen · air quality · respiration · bars · coughing · ventilation · asthma
- smokesmokestack
- respiratory irritantsdust mites, mold spores, pet dander, pollen, air pollution
- tobacco smoke
- toxic hazardstoxic exposure, asbestos, arsenic, neurotoxins, benzene
- Smoke Chemicalsnicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, benzene
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
secondhand smokefresh air
Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere
clean air · pure air · unpolluted air · mountain air · sea air
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