Environmental Effects Of Electronic Cigarettes

A strong interaction exists between human health and the environment. Hence, when tobacco cigarettes contribute massive and various pollution into the environment, electronic cigarettes have obvious advantages, such as less pollution for reducing environmental pollution. Since the major sources of tobacco cigarettes’ pollution are the planting of tobacco, waste of cigarette butts, and depletion of soil, electronic cigarettes, depending on their refillable and long-term property, are a good alternative to reduce environmental pollution.
One of the most poisonous sources of traditional cigarettes, tobacco planting, causes pesticide poisonings, releasing noxious compounds into the air and leading to degradation of the soil. “Every year, between
According to research in the Tobacco Control Journal, “Cigarette butts contain all the carcinogenic chemicals, pesticide, and nicotine that make tobacco use the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, yet they are common, unconsciously and inexcusably dumped by the trillions (5.6 trillion and counting) into the global environment each year (Novotny and Lum). Every time traditional cigarettes are used, harmful compounds are brought into the ecosystems of our planet. Compared to traditional cigarettes, , materials for making electronic cigarettes are more long-term used materials. Electronic cigarettes produce less harmful compounds than traditional
When batteries release those chemical compounds into the environment,“These harmful substances permeate into the soil, groundwater, and surface through landfills and also releases toxins into the air when they are burnt in municipal waste combustors” (Puls). Batteries are one of the biggest sources of pollution to the ecosystem, too. However, poisonous compounds released into the environment always bring themselves back to humans; “Moreover, cadmium is easily taken up by plant roots and accumulates in fruits, vegetables, and grass. The impure water and plants, in turn, are consumed by animals and human beings, who then fall prey to a host of ill-effects” (Ibid). Batteries leave huge and long-term hazards to the environment, one of the only downsides of electronic cigarettes. Actually, considering negative compounds of e-cigarettes, a lot of companies have produced e-cigarettes with USB chargers. Once e-cigarettes with USB chargers dominate the market more and more, negative impacts that batteries cause can be