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The Content of Heavy Metals in Cigarettes and the Impact of Their Leachates on the Aquatic Ecosystem

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  • Maria Michael

    (Department of Life Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560029, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Arun Meyyazhagan

    (Department of Life Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560029, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Krishnakumar Velayudhannair

    (Department of Life Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560029, India)

  • Manikantan Pappuswamy

    (Department of Life Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560029, India)

  • Anu Maria

    (Department of Life Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560029, India)

  • Vincent Xavier

    (Department of Life Sciences, Bangalore Central Campus, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560029, India)

  • Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian

    (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea)

  • Rathinasamy Baskaran

    (Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan)

  • Hesam Kamyab

    (Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
    Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, India)

  • Yasser Vasseghian

    (Department of Chemistry, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea)

  • Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

    (Engineering Department, Razak Faculty of Technology & Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia)

  • Maryam Safa

    (Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam)

  • Zohre Moradi

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34149-16818, Iran)

  • Mohamed Amine Khadimallah

    (Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 16273, Saudi Arabia
    Laboratory of Systems and Applied Mechanics, Polytechnic School of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Tunis 1054, Tunisia)

Abstract

Smoked cigarettes and butts are the most common kind of litter around the world. The buildup of these litters has badly polluted local water bodies and their compartments, and the cumulative effect of many cigarette butts scattered in a centralized location may pose a serious hazard to living species. To understand how heavy metals are leached out into the aquatic ecosystem, researchers must analyse the behavior of the materials that make up cigarettes. Using atomic absorption spectrometry, this study evaluated the content of several metals (such as Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, Sn, Zn, and Hg) leached from various brands of unsmoked and smoked cigarettes and cigarette butts. The findings revealed that heavy metal is more prevalent in butte. These findings indicate that cigarette litter is a major source of metal contamination in the aquatic ecosystem and that apparent leaching may increase the risk of toxicity to aquatic organisms.

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  • Maria Michael & Arun Meyyazhagan & Krishnakumar Velayudhannair & Manikantan Pappuswamy & Anu Maria & Vincent Xavier & Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian & Rathinasamy Baskaran & Hesam Kamyab & Yasser , 2022. "The Content of Heavy Metals in Cigarettes and the Impact of Their Leachates on the Aquatic Ecosystem," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:8:p:4752-:d:794971
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    1. Monique Williams & Wentai Luo & Kevin McWhirter & Omeka Ikegbu & Prue Talbot, 2022. "Chemical Elements, Flavor Chemicals, and Nicotine in Unused and Used Electronic Cigarettes Aged 5–10 Years and Effects of pH," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-16, December.

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