A new study conducted by Professor Igor Burstyn of the Drexel University School of Public Health is good news for electronic cigarette users. It finds in part that there are no health concerns based on generally accpeted exposure limits and that there is no potential risk to bystanders.
The Consumer Advocates for Smoke Free Alternatives (CASAA) funded the study using donations. Much of the negative media attention directed towards electronic cigarettes argue that there has not been enough research and that dangerous chemicals have been found in e-liquids. Dr. Burstyn’s study provides that research and notes that any additional chemicals found were at “trivial levels.”
It will be interesting to see whether the media and legislators can accept the facts. In any case, this study gives electoronic cigarette users a lot of peace of mind and a very good source to provide to the uninformed.
The full study can be found here – http://publichealth.drexel.edu/SiteData/docs/ms08/f90349264250e603/ms08.pdf
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