Archived from the original on 22 July 2011
The smoke condensates actually showed higher mutagenic potential than tobacco smoke at the same concentration meaning the combustion byproducts may be more dangerous, not less
Smoke in Lancaster, PA, is equivalent to 25 cigarettes in a day while NYC and Washington are choking on smog TWICE as bad as Beijing Pennsylvania residents are in some of the worst air quality in recent US history, with some breathing air equivalent to smoking 25 cigarettes a day Millions in New York City and Washington DC are choking on smog twice as bad as the notoriously polluted city of Beijing READ MORE: Keep up to date with the wildfire's effects and the latest updates with the DailyMail.com live blog See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Health experts are warning millions of people to remain indoors and avoid exposure to the hazardous smog engulfing the East Coast
Its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control states: Tar, nicotine and other smoke emission yields derived from smoking-machine testing do not provide valid estimates of human exposure. Accordingly, the WHO guidelines say that figures related to emissions, including nicotine and tar, should not be placed on packaging
In an Arab News report, Aman said approximately 18% of the countrys estimated 100 million population are smokers
