The Chemistry of Tobacco Products

The Chemistry of Tobacco Products

This text discusses the chemistry of tobacco products and answers the question: What is it about the chemicals that make tobacco smoke so dangerous? 

Topics

  • cancer-causing chemicals
  • DNA mutations
  • myeloid leukaemia
  • nicotine
  • carbon monoxide
  • carcinogenic
  • cardiovascular disease
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease