Why is there arsenic in cigarettes?

Arsenic is a naturally occurring, poisonous element found in the soil. Arsenic may be found alone as a metal, or more commonly as a metal-like compound. There are Two Forms of Arsenic. Organic arsenic is formed when arsenic combines with carbon and hydrogen. read more

Arsenic is a naturally occurring, poisonous element found in the soil. Arsenic may be found alone as a metal, or more commonly as a metal-like compound. There are Two Forms of Arsenic. Organic arsenic is formed when arsenic combines with carbon and hydrogen. Inorganic arsenic occurs when arsenic combines with elements such as oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur. read more

Arsenic is very much rampant in tobacco farming so it can’t be avoided that this chemical will also be carried until the tobacco leaves turn into a commercial cigarette. Arsenic can be found in soil too so there might also be a portion of it that is attached to the tobacco plant. read more

"To refer back to our earlier example of arsenic, a nonsmoker would have to work with a smoker 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year, for well over a hundred years to be exposed to a quantity of arsenic equal to one grain of salt. read more

When arsenic combines with carbon and hydrogen, organic arsenic is produced but if arsenic combines with oxygen, sulfur, and chlorine, then inorganic and a more toxic arsenic is produced. Inorganic arsenic causes cancer and this is one component in cigarettes. read more