Most people knows there is second-hand smoke, but what about third-hand smoke? Most people haven’t heard of the term "third-hand smoke". According to the medical experts, there is such a thing, and it’s particularly hazardous for children.
Third-hand smoke is defined as the residual contamination from tobacco smoke that remains after a cigarette is extinguished—toxic dust that settles onto surfaces and harmful volatile compounds that disperse in the air.
A study finds toxins from tobacco smoke can linger in the air and on hair and clothing long after a cigarette is put out, and can transfer to a baby or small child easily.
(Source: msnbc.com)
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Is being outside with the smoker smoking, or being with them in a car with all the windows rolled down just as dangerous as indoors? Does it decrease the health risk any?
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