Cigarette filters: An underestimated source of microplastic pollution

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...
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Study makes grim findings about cigarette filters: 'They have to be taken off the market entirely'

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg found that apart from being one of the most common forms of litter, cigarette ...

Divided response to cigarette tax hike to benefit USNH, repeal Medicaid premiums

Public health advocates sparred with convenience store owners and the head of a free market think tank Monday over ...
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Study: Cigarette filters are an underestimated source of microplastic pollution

A new study from the University at Buffalo examines this issue, with findings showing that one cigarette filter can release ...