Smoking not only accounts for about 80% of lung cancers, its also a risk factor for many other cancers like esophageal, pancreatic, bladder, stomach, colorectal, liver, cervix, kidney and the list continues
Environmental impact components Common environmental impacts on which tobacco companies (TCs) report include annual CO 2 -equivalent emissions, energy use and mix, water use, waste water effluent, tonnage of solid waste to landfill, percentage of waste recycled, and tonnage of hazardous waste
Acrolein has also been been linked with heart disease as a contributor, and is one of the most abundant chemicals in cigarette smoke
Many of these interventions would serve to reduce the social acceptability of smoking while reducing the environmental burden of TPW