Cigarette

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An unlit, filtered cigarette.

A cigarette is a small cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking. The
cigarette is ignited at one end causing the cigarette to smoulder and allowing smoke to be
inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth; in some cases, a cigarette
holdermay be used, as well. Most modern manufactured cigarettes are filtered, and also include
reconstituted tobacco and other additives.[1]
The term cigarette, as commonly used, refers to a tobacco cigarette, but can apply to similar
devices containing other substances, such as a cannabis cigarette. A cigarette is distinguished
from a cigar by its smaller size, use of processed leaf, and paper wrapping, which is normally
white, though other colors and flavors are also available. Cigars are typically composed entirely
of whole-leaf tobacco.
Rates of cigarette smoking vary widely throughout the world and have changed considerably
since cigarettes were first widely used in the mid-19th century. While rates of smoking have over
time leveled off or declined in the developed world, they continue to rise in developing nations.[2][3]
Nicotine, the primary psychoactive chemical in tobacco and therefore cigarettes, is very
addictive.[4] About half of cigarette smokers die of tobacco-related disease[5] and lose on average
14 years of life.[4] Cigarette use by pregnant women has also been shown to cause birth defects,
including low birth weight, fetal abnormalities, and premature birth.[6]Second-hand smoke from
cigarettes has been shown to be injurious to bystanders,[7][8][9][10] which has led to legislation that
has prohibited smoking in many workplaces and public areas. The smoke produced is
an aerosol containing over 4,000 distinct chemical compounds, including nicotine, carbon
monoxide and acrolein.[11] Over 50 of these are carcinogenic.[12] Cigarettes are a frequent source
of house fires, which prompted both the European Union and the United States to ban cigarettes
that are not fire-standard compliant from 2011 onwards.[13][14]

Contents
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1History
2Legislational
o 2.1Smoking restrictions
o 2.2Smoking age
o 2.3Taxation
o 2.4Fire-safe cigarette
o 2.5Cigarette advertising
o 2.6Warning messages in packages
 3Construction
o 3.1Paper
o 3.2Tobacco blend
o 3.3Additives
o 3.4Cigarette tube
o 3.5Cigarette filter
o 3.6Cigarette butt
4Environmental impact
o 4.1Aquatic life health concerns
o 4.2Other health concerns
o 4.3Degradation
o 4.4Biodegradation
o 4.5Factors in biodegradation
o 4.6Photodegradation
o 4.7Solution and remediation projects
5Consumption
6Lights
7Notable cigarette brands
8Health effects
o 8.1Smokers
o 8.2Second-hand smoke
9Smoking cessation
10Replacement
11See also
12References
13Further reading
14External links

History
See also: History of tobacco

A reproduction of a carving from the temple at Palenque, Mexico, depicting a Mayan priest smoking from a
smoking tube

The earliest forms of cigarettes were similar to their predecessor, the cigar. Cigarettes appear to
have had antecedents in Mexico and Central America around the 9th century in the form of reeds
and smoking tubes. The Maya, and later the Aztecs, smoked tobacco and other psychoactive
drugs in religious rituals and frequently depicted priests and deities smoking on pottery and
temple engravings. The cigarette and the cigar were the most common methods of smoking in
the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America until recent times.[15]
The North American, Central American, and South American cigarette used various plant
wrappers; when it was brought back to Spain, maize wrappers were introduced, and by the 17th
century, fine paper. The resulting product was called papelate and is documented in Goya's
paintings La Cometa, La Merienda en el Manzanares, and El juego de la pelota a pala (18th
century).[16]
By 1830, the cigarette had crossed into France, where it received the name cigarette; and in
1845, the French state tobacco monopoly began manufacturing them.[16]
The first patented cigarette machine was by Juan Nepomuceno Adorno of Mexico in
1847.[17] However, production climbed markedly when another cigarette-making machine was
developed in the 1880s by James Albert Bonsack, which vastly increased the productivity of
cigarette companies, which went from making about 40,000 hand-rolled cigarettes daily to
around 4 million.[18]
In the English-speaking world, the use of tobacco in cigarette form became increasingly
widespread during and after the Crimean War, when British soldiers began emulating
their Ottoman Turkish comrades and Russian enemies, who had begun rolling and smoking
tobacco in strips of old newspaper for lack of proper cigar-rolling leaf.[16] This was helped by the
development of tobaccos suitable for cigarette use, and by the development of the Egyptian
cigarette export industry.

Francisco Goya's La Cometa, depicting a (foreground left) man smoking an early quasicigarette

Cigarettes may have been initially used in a manner similar to pipes, cigars, and cigarillos and
not inhaled; for evidence, see the Lucky Strike ad campaign asking consumers "Do You Inhale?"
from the 1930s. As cigarette tobacco became milder and more acidic, inhaling may have become
perceived as more agreeable. However, Moltke noticed in the 1830s (cf. Unter dem Halbmond)
that Ottomans (and he himself) inhaled the Turkish tobacco and Latakia from their pipes[19] (which
are both initially sun-cured, acidic leaf varieties).
The widespread smoking of cigarettes in the Western world is largely a 20th-century
phenomenon. At the start of the 20th century, the per capita annual consumption in the USA was
54 cigarettes (with less than 0.5% of the population smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year),
and consumption there peaked at 4,259 per capita in 1965. At that time, about 50% of men and
33% of women smoked (defined as smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year).[20] By 2000,
consumption had fallen to 2,092 per capita, corresponding to about 30% of men and 22% of
women smoking more than 100 cigarettes per year, and by 2006 per capita consumption had
declined to 1,691;[21] implying that about 21% of the population smoked 100 cigarettes or more
per year.
German doctors were the first to identify the link between smoking and lung cancer, which led to
the first antitobacco movement in Nazi Germany.[22][23] During World War I and World War II,
cigarettes were rationed to soldiers. During the Vietnam War, cigarettes were included with C-
ration meals. In 1975, the U.S. government stopped putting cigarettes in military rations. During
the second half of the 20th century, the adverse health effects of tobacco smoking started to
become widely known and text-only health warnings became common on cigarette packets.
The United States has not implemented graphical cigarette warning labels, which are considered
a more effective method to communicate to the public the dangers of cigarette
smoking.[24] Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Pakistan,
Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru,[25] Greece, the Netherlands,[citation needed]New Zealand,
Norway, Hungary, the United Kingdom, France, Romania, Singapore, Egypt, Nepal and Turkey,
however, have both textual warnings and graphic visual images displaying, among other things,
the damaging effects tobacco use has on the human body.
The cigarette has evolved much since its conception; for example, the thin bands that travel
transverse to the "axis of smoking" (thus forming circles along the length of the cigarette) are
alternate sections of thin and thick paper to facilitate effective burning when being drawn, and
retard burning when at rest. Synthetic particulate filters may remove some of the tar before it
reaches the smoker.
The "holy grail" for cigarette companies has been a cancer-free cigarette. On record, the closest
historical attempt was produced by scientist James Mold. Under the name project TAME, he
produced the XA cigarette. However, in 1978, his project was terminated.[26][27][28]
Since 1950, the average nicotine and tar content of cigarettes has steadily fallen. The fall in
nicotine content has led to smokers inhaling larger volumes per puff.[29]

Legislational
Smoking restrictions
Further information: List of smoking bans
Many governments impose restrictions on smoking tobacco, especially in public areas. The
primary justification has been the negative health effects of second-hand smoke.[30] Laws vary by
country and locality. Bhutan is currently the only country in the world to completely outlaw the
cultivation, harvesting, production, and sale of tobacco and tobacco products under the Tobacco
Control Act of Bhutan 2010. However, small allowances for personal possession are permitted as
long as the possessors can prove that they have paid import duties.[31] The Pitcairn Islands had
previously banned the sale of cigarettes, but it now permits sales from a government-run store.
The Pacific island of Niue hopes to become the next country to prohibit the sale of
tobacco.[32] Iceland is also proposing banning tobacco sales from shops, making it prescription-
only and therefore dispensable only in pharmacies on doctor's orders.[33] New Zealand hopes to
achieve being tobacco-free by 2025 and Finland by 2040. Singapore and the Australian state of
Tasmania have proposed a 'tobacco free millennium generation initiative' by banning the sale of
all tobacco products to anyone born in and after the year 2000. In March 2012, Brazil became
the world's first country to ban all flavored tobacco including menthols. It also banned the
majority of the estimated 600 additives used, permitting only eight. This regulation applies to
domestic and imported cigarettes. Tobacco manufacturers have 18 months to remove the
noncompliant cigarettes, 24 months to remove the other forms of noncompliant
tobacco.[34][35] Under sharia law, the consumption of cigarettes by Muslims is prohibited.[36] In
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant the consumption, and even its possession is illegal.[37]
Smoking age
Main article: Smoking age

Beginning on April 1, 1998, the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to people under the
state purchase age has been prohibited by law in all 50 states of the United States. The
purchasing age in the United States is 18 in 44 of the 50 states but 19
in Alabama, Alaska, Utah, and Nassau, Suffolk, and Onondaga Counties in New York,[38][39] and
21 in California, Hawaii, and New Jersey and more than 180 municipalities across the nation.
The intended effect of this is to prevent older high school students from purchasing cigarettes for
their younger peers. In Massachusetts,[40] parents and guardians are allowed to give cigarettes to
minors, but sales to minors are prohibited.
Similar laws exist in many other countries. In Canada, most of the provinces require smokers to
be 19 years of age to purchase cigarettes (except for Quebec and the prairie provinces, where
the age is 18). However, the minimum age only concerns the purchase of tobacco, not use.
Alberta, however, does have a law which prohibits the possession or use of tobacco products by
all persons under 18, punishable by a $100 fine. Australia, New Zealand, Poland, and Pakistan
have a nationwide ban on the selling of all tobacco products to people under the age of 18.

Tabak-Trafik in Vienna: Since 1 January 2007, all cigarette machines in Austria must attempt to verify a
customer's age by requiring the insertion of a debit card or mobile phone verification.

Since 1 October 2007, it has been illegal for retailers to sell tobacco in all forms to people under
the age of 18 in three of the UK's four constituent countries (England, Wales, Northern Ireland,
and Scotland) (rising from 16). It is also illegal to sell lighters, rolling papers, and all other
tobacco-associated items to people under 18. It is not illegal for people under 18 to buy or smoke
tobacco, just as it was not previously for people under 16; it is only illegal for the said retailer to
sell the item. The age increase from 16 to 18 came into force in Northern Ireland on 1 September
2008. In the Republic of Ireland, bans on the sale of the smaller 10-packs and confectionery that
resembles tobacco products (candy cigarettes) came into force on May 31, 2007, in a bid to cut
underaged smoking.
Most countries in the world have a legal vending age of 18. In Macedonia, Italy, Malta, Austria,
Luxembourg, and Belgium, the age for legal vending is 16. Since January 1, 2007, all cigarette
machines in public places in Germany must attempt to verify a customer's age by requiring the
insertion of a debit card. Turkey, which has one of the highest percentage of smokers in its
population,[41] has a legal age of 18. Japan is one of the highest tobacco-consuming nations, and
requires purchasers to be 20 years of age (suffrage in Japan is 20 years old).[42] Since July 2008,
Japan has enforced this age limit at cigarette vending machines through use of the taspo smart
card. In other countries, such as Egypt, it is legal to use and purchase tobacco products
regardless of age.[citation needed] Germany raised the purchase age from 16 to 18 on the 1 September
2007.
Some police departments in the United States occasionally send an underaged teenager into a
store where cigarettes are sold, and have the teen attempt to purchase cigarettes, with their own
or no ID. If the vendor then completes the sale, the store is issued a fine.[43] Similar enforcement
practices are regularly performed by Trading Standards officers in the UK, Israel, and the
Republic of Ireland.[44]
Taxation
See also: Cigarette taxes in the United States
Cigarettes are a significant source of tax revenue in many localities. This fact has historically
been an impediment for health groups seeking to discourage cigarette smoking, since
governments seek to maximize tax revenues. Furthermore, some countries have made
cigarettes a state monopoly, which has the same effect on the attitude of government officials
outside the health field.[45]
In the United States, cigarettes are taxed substantially, but the states are a primary determinant
of the total tax rate. Generally, states that rely on tobacco as a significant farm product tend to
tax cigarettes at a low rate.[46] Higher prices for cigarettes discourage smoking. Every 10%
increase in the price of cigarettes reduced youth smoking by about 7% and overall cigarette
consumption by about 4%.[47] Thus, increased cigarette taxes are proposed as a means to reduce
smoking. Coupled with the federal cigarette tax of $1.01 per pack, total cigarette-specific taxes
range from $1.18 per pack in Missouri to $8.00 per pack in Silver Bay.
States also charge sizable settlement payments to tobacco companies, and the federal
government levies user fees to fund FDA regulatory measures over tobacco. While these
charges are not cigarette-specific, tobacco companies are ultimately forced to pass on those
costs to their consumers. Lastly, most jurisdictions apply sales tax to the full retail price of
cigarettes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that globally cigarettes be taxed at a rate of
three-quarters of cigarettes sale price as a way of deterring cancer and other negative health
outcomes.[48]
Fire-safe cigarette
Main article: Fire safe cigarette

According to Simon Chapman, a professor of public health at the University of Sydney, the
burning agents in cigarette paper are responsible for fires and reducing them would be a simple
and effective means of dramatically reducing the ignition propensity of cigarettes.[49] Since the
1980s, prominent cigarette manufacturers such as Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds developed
fire-safe cigarettes, but did not market them.[citation needed]
The burn rate of cigarette paper is regulated through the application of different forms of
microcrystalline cellulose to the paper.[50] Cigarette paper has been specially engineered by
creating bands of different porosity to create "fire-safe" cigarettes. These cigarettes have a
reduced idle burning speed which allows them to self-extinguish.[51] This fire-safe paper is
manufactured by mechanically altering the setting of the paper slurry.[52]
New York was the first U.S. state to mandate that all cigarettes manufactured or sold within the
state comply with a fire-safe standard. Canada has passed a similar nationwide mandate based
on the same standard. All U.S. states are gradually passing fire-safe mandates.[53]
The European Union wishes to ban in 2011 cigarettes that are not fire-safe. According to a study
made by the European Union in 16 European countries, 11,000 fires were due to people
carelessly handling cigarettes between 2005 and 2007. This caused 520 deaths and 1,600
people injured.[54]
Cigarette advertising
Main article: Tobacco advertising
In many parts of the world, tobacco advertising and sponsorship has been outlawed. The ban on
tobacco advertising and sponsorship in the EU in 2005 has prompted Formula One management
to look for races in areas that allow the tobacco-sponsored teams to display their livery. In the
United States, advertising restrictions took effect on June 22, 2010.
In some jurisdictions, such as the Canadian provinces of British
Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the retail store display of cigarettes is completely
prohibited if persons under the legal age of consumption have access to the
premises.[55] In Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec, Canada and
the Australian Capital Territory the display of tobacco is prohibited for everyone, regardless of
age, as of 2010. This retail display ban includes noncigarette products such as cigars and blunt
wraps.[56][57]
Warning messages in packages
Dutch cigarette package with the warning Roken is dodelijk (smoking is deadly)

Main article: Tobacco packaging warning messages

As a result of tight advertising and marketing prohibitions, tobacco companies look at the pack
differently: they view it as a strong component in displaying brand imagery and a creating
significant in-store presence at the point of purchase. Market testing shows the influence of this
dimension in shifting the consumers choice when the same product displays in an alternative
package. Studies also show how companies have manipulated a variety of elements in packs
designs to communicate the impression of lower in tar or milder cigarettes, whereas the
components were the same.[58]
Some countries require cigarette packs to contain warnings about health hazards. The United
States was the first,[59] later followed by other countries including Canada, most of Europe,
Australia,[60] Pakistan,[61] India, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In 1985, Iceland became the first
country to enforce graphic warnings on cigarette packaging.[62][63] At the end of December 2010,
new regulations from Ottawa increased the size of tobacco warnings to cover three-quarters of
the cigarette package in Canada.[64] As of November 2010, 39 countries have adopted similar
legislation.[59]
In February 2011, the Canadian government passed regulations requiring cigarette packs to
contain 12 new images to cover 75% of the outside panel and eight new health messages on the
inside panel with full color.[65]
As of April 2011, Australian regulations require all packs to use a bland olive green, with 75%
coverage on the front of the pack and all of the back consisting of graphic health warnings. The
only features that differentiate one brand from another are the product name in a standard color,
standard position, and standard font size and style.[66] New Zealand, Canada, and the United
Kingdom have considered similar policies.[citation needed] In response to these regulations, Philip
Morris International, Japan Tobacco Inc., British American Tobacco Plc., and Imperial
Tobacco attempted to sue the Australian government. On August 15, 2012, the High Court of
Australia dismissed the suit and made Australia the first country to introduce brand-free plain
cigarette packaging with health warnings covering 90 and 70% of back and front packaging,
respectively. This took effect on December 1, 2012.[67]

Construction

Diagram of a cigarette
1. Filter made of 95% cellulose acetate
2. Tipping paper to cover the filter
3. Rolling paper to cover the tobacco
4. Tobacco blend

Modern commercially manufactured cigarettes are seemingly simple objects consisting mainly of
a tobacco blend, paper, PVA glue to bond the outer layer of paper together, and often also
a cellulose acetatebased filter.[68] While the assembly of cigarettes is straightforward, much
focus is given to the creation of each of the components, in particular the tobacco blend. A key
ingredient that makes cigarettes more addictive is the inclusion of reconstituted tobacco, which
has additives to make nicotine more volatile as the cigarette burns.[1]
Paper
Main article: Rolling paper
See also: List of rolling papers

The paper for holding the tobacco blend may vary in porosity to allow ventilation of the burning
ember or contain materials that control the burning rate of the cigarette and stability of the
produced ash. The papers used in tipping the cigarette (forming the mouthpiece) and
surrounding the filter stabilize the mouthpiece from saliva and moderate the burning of the
cigarette, as well as the delivery of smoke with the presence of one or two rows of small laser-
drilled air holes.[69]
Tobacco blend

Leones Africanos brand cigarettes from the mid-20th century, part of the permanent collection of the Museo
del Objeto del Objeto

The process of blending gives the end product a consistent taste from batches of tobacco grown
in different areas of a country that may change in flavor profile from year to year due to different
environmental conditions.[70]
Modern cigarettes produced after the 1950s, although composed mainly of shredded tobacco
leaf, use a significant quantity of tobacco processing byproducts in the blend. Each cigarette's
tobacco blend is made mainly from the leaves of flue-cured brightleaf, burley tobacco, and
oriental tobacco. These leaves are selected, processed, and aged prior to blending and filling.
The processing of brightleaf and burley tobaccos for tobacco leaf "strips" produces several
byproducts such as leaf stems, tobacco dust, and tobacco leaf pieces ("small laminate").[70] To
improve the economics of producing cigarettes, these byproducts are processed separately into
forms where they can then be added back into the cigarette blend without an apparent or marked
change in the cigarette's quality. The most common tobacco byproducts include:

Blended leaf (BL) sheet: a thin, dry sheet cast from a paste made with tobacco dust collected
from tobacco stemming, finely milled burley-leaf stem, and pectin.[71]
Reconstituted leaf (RL) sheet: a paper-like material made from recycled tobacco fines,
tobacco stems and "class tobacco", which consists of tobacco particles less than 30 mesh in
size (about 0.6 mm) that are collected at any stage of tobacco processing:[72] RL is made by
 extracting the soluble chemicals in the tobacco byproducts, processing the leftover tobacco
fibers from the extraction into a paper, and then reapplying the extracted materials in
concentrated form onto the paper in a fashion similar to what is done in paper sizing. At this
stage, ammonium additives are applied to make reconstituted tobacco an effective nicotine
delivery system.[1]
Expanded (ES) or improved stem (IS): ES is rolled, flattened, and shredded leaf stems that
are expanded by being soaked in water and rapidly heated. Improved stem follows the same
process, but is simply steamed after shredding. Both products are then dried. These
products look similar in appearance, but are different in taste.[70]
In recent years, the manufacturers' pursuit of maximum profits has led to the practice of using not
just the leaves, but also recycled tobacco offal[1] and the plant stem.[73] The stem is first crushed
and cut to resemble the leaf before being merged or blended into the cut leaf.[74] According to
data from the World Health Organization,[75] the amount of tobacco per 1000 cigarettes fell from
2.28 pounds in 1960 to 0.91 pounds in 1999, largely as a result of reconstituting tobacco, fluffing,
and additives.
A recipe-specified combination of brightleaf, burley-leaf, and oriental-leaf tobacco is mixed with
various additives to improve its flavors.
Additives
Various additives are combined into the shredded tobacco product mixtures,
with humectants such as propylene glycol or glycerol, as well as flavoring products and
enhancers such as cocoa solids, licorice, tobacco extracts, and various sugars, which are known
collectively as "casings". The leaf tobacco is then shredded, along with a specified amount of
small laminate, expanded tobacco, BL, RL, ES, and IS. A perfume-like flavor/fragrance, called
the "topping" or "toppings", which is most often formulated by flavor companies, is then blended
into the tobacco mixture to improve the consistency in flavor and taste of the cigarettes
associated with a certain brand name.[70] Additionally, they replace lost flavors due to the
repeated wetting and drying used in processing the tobacco. Finally, the tobacco mixture is filled
into cigarette tubes and packaged.
A list of 599 cigarette additives, created by five major American cigarette companies, was
approved by the Department of Health and Human Services in April 1994. None of these
additives is listed as an ingredient on the cigarette pack(s). Chemicals are added
for organoleptic purposes and many boost the addictive properties of cigarettes, especially when
burned.[citation needed]
One of the classes of chemicals on the list, ammonia salts, convert bound nicotine molecules in
tobacco smoke into free nicotine molecules. This process, known as freebasing, could potentially
increase the effect of nicotine on the smoker, but experimental data suggests that absorption is,
in practice, unaffected.[76]
Cigarette tube
Cigarette tubes are prerolled cigarette paper usually with an acetate or paper filter at the end.
They have an appearance similar to a finished cigarette, but are without any tobacco or smoking
material inside. The length varies from what is known as King Size (84 mm) to 100s (100 mm).[77]
Filling a cigarette tube is usually done with a cigarette injector (also known as a shooter). Cone-
shaped cigarette tubes, known as cones, can be filled using a packing stick or straw because of
their shape. Cone smoking is popular because as the cigarette burns, it tends to get stronger and
stronger. A cone allows more tobacco to be burned at the beginning than the end, allowing for an
even flavor[78]
The United States Tobacco Taxation Bureau defines a cigarette tube as "Cigarette paper made
into a hollow cylinder for use in making cigarettes."[79]
Cigarette filter
Main article: Cigarette filter
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Simple molecular representation of cellulose acetate with one of the acetate groups on the cellulose
backbone shown by the red circle

Cigarette butt

A discarded cigarette butt, lying on dirty snow

See also: Ashtray and Cigarette pack Features

The common name for the remains of a cigarette after smoking is a cigarette butt. The butt is
typically about 30% of the cigarette's original length. It consists of a tissue tube which holds
a filter and some remains of tobacco mixed with ash. They are the most numerically frequent
litter in the world.[80] Cigarette butts accumulate outside buildings, on parking lots, and streets
where they can be transported through storm drains to streams, rivers, and beaches.[81] It is also
called a fag-end or dog-end.[82]
In a recent trial the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, partnered with TerraCycle to create a
system for recycling of cigarette butts. A reward of 1 per collected butt was offered to determine
the effectiveness of a deposit system similar to that of beverage containers.[83][84]

Environmental impact
Cigarette filters are made up of thousands of polymer chains of cellulose acetate, which has the
chemical structure shown to the right. Once discarded into the environment, the filters create a
large waste problem. Cigarette filters are the most common form of litter in the world, as
approximately 5.6 trillion cigarettes are smoked every year worldwide.[85] Of those, an estimated
4.5 trillion cigarette filters become litter every year.[86] To develop an idea of the waste weight
amount produced a year the table below was created.

Estimated waste produced from filters

 Number of filters weight

1 pack (20) 0.12 ounces (3.4 g)

sold daily (15 billion) 5,625,000 pounds (2,551,000 kg)

sold yearly (5.6 trillion) 2,100,000,000 pounds (950,000,000 kg)

estimated trash (4.5 trillion) 1,687,500,000 pounds (765,400,000 kg)

Discarded cigarette filters usually end up in the water system through drainage ditches and are
transported by rivers and other waterways to the ocean.
Aquatic life health concerns
In the 2006 International Coastal Cleanup, cigarettes and cigarette butts constituted 24.7% of the
total collected pieces of garbage, over twice as many as any other category, which is not
surprising seeing the numbers in the table above of waste produced each year.[87] Cigarette filters
contain the chemicals filtered from cigarettes and can leach into waterways and water
supplies.[88] The toxicity of used cigarette filters depends on the specific tobacco blend and
additives used by the cigarette companies. After a cigarette is smoked, the filter retains some of
the chemicals, and some of which are considered carcinogenic.[80] When studying the
environmental impact of cigarette filters, the various chemicals that can be found in cigarette
filters are not studied individually, due to its complexity. Researchers instead focus on the whole
cigarette filter and its LD50. LD50 is defined as the lethal dose that kills 50% of a sample
population. This allows for a simpler study of the toxicity of cigarettes filters. One recent study
has looked at the toxicity of smoked cigarette filters (smoked filter + tobacco), smoked cigarette
filters (no tobacco), and unsmoked cigarette filters (no tobacco). The results of the study showed
that for the LD50of both marine topsmelt (Atherinops affinis) and freshwater fathead
minnow (Pimephales promelas), smoked cigarette filters + tobacco are more toxic than smoked
cigarette filters, but both are severely more toxic than unsmoked cigarette filters.[89]

LD50 of cigarette filters to marine life (cigarette per liter)

Cigarette type Marine topsmelt Fathead minnow

Smoked cigarette filter (smoked filter + tobacco) 1.0 1.0

Smoked cigarette filters (no tobacco) 1.8 4.3

Unsmoked cigarette filters (no tobacco) 5.1 13.5

Other health concerns
Toxic chemicals are not the only human health concern to take into considerations; the others
are cellulose acetate and carbon particles that are breathed in while smoking. These particles
are suspected of causing lung damage.[90] The next health concern is that of plants. Under certain
growing conditions, plants on average grow taller and have longer roots than those exposed to
cigarette filters in the soil. A connection exists between cigarette filters introduced to soil and the
depletion of some soil nutrients over a period time. Another health concern to the environment is
not only the toxic carcinogens that are harmful to the wildlife, but also the filters themselves pose
an ingestion risk to wildlife that may presume filter litter as food.[91] The last major health concern
to make note of for marine life is the toxicity that deep marine topsmelt and fathead minnow pose
to their predators. This could lead to toxin build-up (bioaccumulation) in the food chain and have
long reaching negative effects. Smoldering cigarette filters have also been blamed for triggering
fires from residential areas[92] to major wildfires and bushfires which has caused major property
damage and also death[93][94][95] as well as disruption to services by triggering alarms and warning
systems.[96]
Degradation
Once in the environment, cellulose acetate can go
through biodegradation and photodegradation.[97][98][99] Several factors go into determining the rate
of both degradation process. This variance in rate and resistance to biodegradation in many
conditions is a factor in littering[100] and environmental damage.[101]
Biodegradation

Chemical hydrolysis of cellulose acetate

The first step in the biodegradation of cellulose acetate is the deactylation of the acetate from the
polymer chain (which is the opposite of acetylation). An acetate is a negative ion with the
chemical formula of C2H3O2. Deacetylation can be performed by either chemical hydrolysis
or acetylesterase. Chemical hydrolysis is the cleavage of a chemical bond by addition of water.
In the reaction, water (H2O) reacts with the acetic esterfunctional group attached the cellulose
polymer chain and forms an alcohol and acetate. The alcohol is simply the cellulose polymer
chain with the acetate replaced with an alcohol group. The second reaction is exactly the same
as chemical hydrolysis with the exception of the use of an acetylesterase enzyme. The enzyme,
found in most plants, catalyzes the chemical reaction shown below.[102]
acetic ester + H2O alcohol + acetate
In the case of the enzymatic reaction, the two substrates (reactants) are again acetic
ester and H2O, the two products of the reaction are alcohol and acetate. This reaction is
exactly the same as the chemical hydrolysis. Both of these products are perfectly fine in the
environment. Once the acetate group is removed from the cellulose chain, the polymer can
be readily degraded by cellulase, which is another enzyme found in fungi, bacteria,
and protozoans. Cellulases break down the cellulose molecule into monosaccharides
("simple sugars") such as beta-glucose, or shorter polysaccharides and oligosaccharides.
The chemical structure change of cellulose into glucose

These simple sugars are not harmful to the environment and are in fact are a useful product
for many plants and animals. The breakdown of cellulose is of interest in the field of
biofuel.[103] Due to the conditions that affect the process, large variation in the degradation
time of cellulose acetate occurs.
Factors in biodegradation
The duration of the biodegradation process is cited as taking as little as one month[97] to as
long as 15 years or more, depending on the environmental conditions. The major factor that
affects the biodegradation duration is the availability of acetylesterase and cellulase
enzymes. Without these enzymes, biodegradation only occurs through chemical hydrolysis
and stops there. Temperature is another major factor, if the organisms that contain the
enzymes are too cold to grow, then biodegradation is severely hindered. Availability of
oxygen in the environment also affects the degradation. Cellulose acetate is degraded within
23 weeks under aerobic assay systems of in vitro enrichment cultivation techniques and an
activated sludge wastewater treatment system.[104] It is degraded within 14 weeks
under anaerobic conditions of incubation with special cultures of fungi.[105] Ideal conditions
were used for the degradation (i.e. right temperature, and available organisms to provide the
enzymes). Thus, filters last longer in places with low oxygen concentration (ex. swamps and
bogs). Overall, the biodegraditon process of cellulose acetate is not an instantaneous
process.
Photodegradation
The other process of degradation is photodegradation, which is when a molecular bond is
broken by the absorption of photon radiation (i.e. light). Due to cellulose acetate carbonyl
groups, the molecule naturally absorbs light at 260 nm,[106] but it contains some impurities
which can absorb light. These impurities are known to absorb light in the far UV light region
(< 280 nm).[107] The atmosphere filters radiation from the sun and allows radiation of >
300 nm only to reach the surface. Thus, the primary photodegradation of cellulose acetate is
considered insignificant to the total degradation process, since cellulose acetate and its
impurities absorb light at shorter wavelengths. Research is focused on the secondary
mechanisms of photodegradation of cellulose acetate to help make up for some of the
limitations of biodegradation. The secondary mechanisms would be the addition of a
compound to the filters that would be able to absorb natural light and use it to start the
degradation process. The main two areas of research are in photocatalytic oxidation[108] and
photosensitized degradation.[109] Photocatalytic oxidation uses a species that absorbs
radiation and creates hydroxyl radicals that react with the filters and start the breakdown.
Photosensitized degradation, though, uses a species that absorbs radiation and transfers the
energy to the cellulose acetate to start the degradation process. Both processes use other
species that absorbed light > 300 nm to start the degradation of cellulose acetate.[citation needed]
Solution and remediation projects
A cigarette disposal canister, encouraging the public to dispose of their cigarettes properly

Several options are available to help reduce the environmental impact of cigarette butts.
Proper disposal into receptacles leads to decreased numbers found in the environment and
their effect on the environment. Another method is making fines and penalties for littering
filters; many governments have sanctioned stiff penalties for littering of cigarette filters; for
example, Washington imposes a penalty of $1,025 for littering cigarette filters.[110] Another
option is developing better biodegradable filters; much of this work relies heavily on the
research in the secondary mechanism for photodegradation as stated above, but a new
research group has developed an acid tablet that goes inside the filters, and once wet
enough, releases acid that speeds up the degradation to around two weeks.[111] The research
is still only in test phase and the hope is soon it will go into production. The next option is
using cigarette packs with a compartment in which to discard cigarette butts, implementing
monetary deposits on filters, increasing the availability of butt receptacles, and expanding
public education. It may even be possible to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes altogether on
the basis of their adverse environmental impact.[112] Recent research has been put into
finding ways to use the filter waste to develop a desired product. One research group in
South Korea has developed a simple one-step process that converts the cellulose acetate in
discarded cigarette filters into a high-performing material that could be integrated into
computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles, and wind turbines to store energy. These
materials have demonstrated superior performance as compared to commercially available
carbon, grapheme, and carbon nanotubes. The product is showing high promise as a green
alternative for the waste problem.[113]

Consumption
A Woolworths supermarket cigarette counter in New South Wales, Australia: In January 2011,
Australia prohibited the display of cigarettes in retail outlets countrywide.[114]

As of 2002, about 5.5 trillion cigarettes were produced globally, and were smoked by over
1.1 billion people, or greater than one-seventh of the world population. While smoking rates
have leveled off or declined in developed nations, they continue to rise in developing parts of
the world. Smoking rates in the United States have dropped by half from 1965 to 2006,
falling from 42% to 20.8% of adults.[2] In the developing world, tobacco consumption is rising
by 3.4% per year.[3] Smoking rates in Australia have dropped 4.9% in the year that ended in
March 2014. Consumption of cigarettes and tobacco dropped 7.6% in the first quarter in
Australia, and 0.1% of the nations gross domestic product was clipped from the cut in
household consumption of cigarettes. Australia is cutting their overall smoking consumption
faster than most of the developed world, in part due to landmark legislation passed banning
logos on cigarette cartons, and instead replacing labels with graphic images of sick or dying
cigarette smokers and dire health warnings in front of the images. This legislation, passed in
2011, is called Australias Plain Packaging Act, and was fought in the countrys High Court
by manufacturers of tobacco products. The legislation has significantly reduced consumption
in Australia, and could serve as precedent for many other governments currently expanding
restrictive legislation on cigarette and tobacco use. An independent review made by one of
Britains most prominent doctors, Cyril Chantler, may be one of the first steps for Britain to
follow Australia in cutting its overall household consumption. In his report, he notes that
standardized packaging would serve to reduce the rate of children taking up smoking.
Irelands health minister, James Reilly, has said the government has passed a draft bill in
2014 on plain packaging. In New Zealand, a bill has been presented to parliament in which
the governments associate health minister said takes away the last means of promoting
tobacco as a desirable product.[115]

Smoking prevalence by sex (2000)

Percent smoking

Region Men Women

Africa 29% 4%

United States 35% 22%

Eastern Mediterranean 35% 4%

Europe 46% 26%

Southeast Asia 44% 4%

 Western Pacific 60% 8%

Source: World Health Organization estimates, 2000

Leading consumers of cigarettes (1998)[116]

Population Cigarettes consumed Cigarettes consumed

Country
(millions) (billions) (per capita)

China 1,248 1,643 1,320

USA 270 451 1,670

Japan 126 328 2,600

Russia 146 258 1,760

Indonesia 200 215 1,070

Smoking prevalence in the U.S. (2006)[117]

Rank State % Rank State % Rank State % Rank State %

1 KY 28.6 14 SC 22.3 27 KS 20.0 40 AZ 18.1

2 WV 25.7 15 NV 22.2 28 GA 20.0 41 VT 18.0

3 OK 25.7 16 NC 22.1 29 ND 19.6 42 DC 17.9

4 MS 25.1 17 DE 21.7 30 VA 19.3 43 CO 17.9

5 AK 24.2 18 WY 21.6 31 RI 19.3 44 MA 17.8

 6 IN 24.1 19 PA 21.5 32 MT 19.0 45 MD 17.8

7 AR 23.7 20 IA 21.5 33 NH 18.7 46 HI 17.5

8 LA 23.4 21 FL 21.0 34 NE 18.6 47 WA 17.1

9 MO 23.3 22 ME 20.9 35 OR 18.5 48 CT 17.0

10 AL 23.3 23 WI 20.8 36 NY 18.3 49 ID 16.8

11 TN 22.6 24 IL 20.5 37 MN 18.3 50 CA 14.9

12 OH 22.5 25 SD 20.4 38 TX 18.1 51 UT 9.8

13 MI 22.4 26 NM 20.2 39 NJ 18.1

Lights
Main article: Lights (cigarette type)
Cigarettes labeled as Lights, Milds, or Low-tar are considered to have a lighter, less
pronounced flavor than regular cigarettes.[citation needed] These cigarette brands may also contain
lower levels of tar, nicotine, or other chemicals inhaled by the smoker.[118] The filter design is
one of the main differences between light and regular cigarettes, although not all cigarettes
contain perforated holes in the filter anymore. In some light cigarettes, the filter is perforated
with small holes that theoretically diffuse the tobacco smoke with clean air. In regular
cigarettes, the filter does not include these perforations. In ultralight cigarettes, the filters
perforations are larger, and in theory, these larger holes produce an even smaller smoke-to-
air ratio.
The majority of major cigarette manufacturers offer a light, low-tar, and/or mild cigarette
brand. Due to recent U.S. legislation prohibiting the use of these descriptors, tobacco
manufacturers are turning to color-coding to allow consumers to differentiate between
regular and light brands.[119]
The scientific evidence is that switching from regular to light or low-tar cigarettes does not
reduce the health risks of smoking or lower the smokers exposure to the nicotine, tar, and
carcinogens present in cigarette smoke.[120][121][122]

Notable cigarette brands

Main article: List of cigarette brands
Marlboro, one of the most well-known cigarette brands.

520
555
Ashford
Amber Leaf
American Spirit
Army Club
Ardath
Basic
Bel Air
Benson & Hedges
Berkeley
Camel
Capri
Chesterfield
Davidoff
Dunhill
Djarum
Doral
du Maurier
Eclipse
Embassy
Eve
Export A
Fatima
Fortuna
Gauloises
Gitanes
Gold Flake
Golden Virginia
Gold Leaf
Kyriazi Freres
Kent
Kool
Lambert and Butler
L&M
Lark
Lucky Strike
Marlboro
Max
 Mayfair
Merit
Mild Seven
More
Nat Sherman
Natural American Spirit
Newport
Next
Nil
Old Gold
Pall Mall
Parliament
Perilly's
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Jackson
Philip Morris
Pyramid
Player's
Prince
Raleigh
Ronhill
Salem
Sampoerna
Seneca
Senior Service
Smokin Joes
Sobranie
Sovereign
Sterling
Surya
Tareyton
Vantage
Viceroy
Virginia Slims
West
Woodbine
Windsor Blue
Winfield
Winston

Health effects
Smokers
Main article: Health effects of tobacco
Artistas brand cigarette package of Mexico from the Museo del Objeto del Objeto collection

Nicotine, the primary psychoactive chemical in cigarettes, is highly addictive.[123] The resulting
use of tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally.[124] Smoking leads
most commonly to diseases affecting the heart, liver, and lungs, being a major risk factor
for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
(including emphysema and chronic bronchitis), and cancer(particularly lung cancer, cancers
of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer). It also causes peripheral vascular disease
and hypertension. On average, each cigarette smoked is estimated to shorten life by 11
minutes.[4][125][126] Starting smoking earlier in life and smoking cigarettes higher in tar increases
the risk of these diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco caused 5.4
million deaths in 2004[127] and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th
century.[128] Cigarettes produce an aerosol containing over 4,000 chemical compounds,
including nicotine, carbon monoxide, acrolein, and oxidant substances.[11] Over 50 of these
are carcinogens.[12]
The most important chemical compounds causing cancer are those that produce DNA
damage since such damage appears to be the primary underlying cause of
cancer.[129][130] Cunningham et al.[131] combined the microgram weight of the compound in the
smoke of one cigarette with the known genotoxic effect per microgram to identify the
most carcinogenic compounds in cigarette smoke. The seven most important carcinogens in
tobacco smoke are shown in the table, along with DNA alterations they cause.

The most genotoxic cancer causing chemicals in cigarette smoke

Micrograms
Compound per Effect on DNA Ref.
cigarette

Reacts with deoxyguanine and forms DNA crosslinks,

Acrolein 122.4 [132]
DNA-protein crosslinks and DNA adducts

DNA-protein crosslinks causing chromosome deletions

Formaldehyde 60.5 [133]
and re-arrangements

Oxidative stress causing increased 8-oxo-2'-

Acrylonitrile 29.3 [134]
deoxyguanosine
 The most genotoxic cancer causing chemicals in cigarette smoke

Micrograms
Compound per Effect on DNA Ref.
cigarette

Global loss of DNA methylation (an epigenetic effect) as

1,3-butadiene 105.0 [135]
well as DNA adducts

Acetaldehyde 1448.0 Reacts with deoxyguanine to form DNA adducts [136]

Ethylene
7.0 Hydroxyethyl DNA adducts with adenine and guanine [137]
oxide

Isoprene 952.0 Single and double strand breaks in DNA [138]

"Ulcerative colitis is a condition of nonsmokers in which nicotine is of therapeutic

benefit."[139] A recent review of the available scientific literature concluded that the apparent
decrease in Alzheimer disease risk may be simply because smokers tend to die before
reaching the age at which it normally occurs. "Differential mortality is always likely to be a
problem where there is a need to investigate the effects of smoking in a disorder with very
low incidence rates before age 75 years, which is the case of Alzheimer's disease", it stated,
noting that smokers are only half as likely as nonsmokers to survive to the age of 80.[140]
Second-hand smoke
Second-hand smoke is a mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, and the
smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. It is involuntarily inhaled, lingers in the air hours
after cigarettes have been extinguished, and can cause a wide range of adverse health
effects, including cancer, respiratory infections, and asthma.[141] Nonsmokers who are
exposed to second-hand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease risk by 25
30% and their lung cancer risk by 2030%. Second-hand smoke has been estimated to
cause 38,000 deaths per year, of which 3,400 are deaths from lung cancer in
nonsmokers.[142] Sudden infant death syndrome, ear infections, respiratory infections, and
asthma attacks can occur in children who are exposed to second-hand
smoke.[143][144][145] Scientific evidence shows no level of exposure to second-hand smoke is
safe.[143][144]

Smoking cessation
Main article: Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation (quitting smoking) is the process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling
a smoked substance.[146]
Smoking cessation can be achieved with or without assistance from healthcare professionals
or the use of medications.[147] Methods that have been found to be effective include
interventions directed at or through health care providers and health care systems;
medications including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and varenicline; individual and
group counselling; and web-based or stand-alone computer programs. Although stopping
smoking can cause short-term side effects such as reversible weight gain, smoking
cessation services and activities are cost-effective because of the positive health benefits.
At the University of Buffalo, researchers found out that fruit and vegetable consumption can
help a smoker cut down or even quit smoking[148]

A growing number of countries have more ex-smokers than smokers.[149]

Early "failure" is a normal part of trying to stop, and more than one attempt at stopping
smoking prior to longer-term success is common.[147]
NRT, other prescribed pharmaceuticals, and professional counselling or support also
help many smokers.[147]
However, up to three-quarters of ex-smokers report having quit without assistance ("cold
turkey" or cut down then quit), and cessation without professional support or medication
may be the most common method used by ex-smokers.[147]
Tobacco contains nicotine. Smoking cigarettes can lead to nicotine addiction.[150]:23002301 The
addiction begins when nicotine acts on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to
release neurotransmitters such as dopamine, glutamate, and gamma-aminobutyric
acid.[150]:2296 Cessation of smoking leads to symptoms of nicotine withdrawal such as anxiety
and irritability.[150]:2298 Professional smoking cessation support methods generally endeavour to
address both nicotine addiction and nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
The number of nicotinic receptors in the brain returns to the level of a nonsmoker between 6
and 12 weeks after quitting.[151]

Replacement
Main article: Electronic cigarette
Further information: Safety of electronic cigarettes and Electronic cigarette aerosol and e-
liquid

Various types of electronic cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered vaporizers that simulate the feeling of smoking, but
without tobacco.[152] Their use is commonly called "vaping".[153] The user activates the e-
cigarette by taking a puff or pressing a button.[153][154] Some look like traditional cigarettes, but
they come in many variations.[155][156] Most are reusable but there are also disposable versions
called first generation cigalikes.[157] There are also second, third, and fourth generation
devices.[158][159][160] Instead of cigarette smoke, the user inhales an aerosol, commonly
called vapor.[161] E-cigarettes typically have a heating element that atomizes a liquid
solutionknown as e-liquid.[162] E-liquids usually contain propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine,
and flavorings.[163][164][165][166]
The benefits and the health risks of e-cigarettes are uncertain.[167][168]>[169] There is tentative
evidence that they can help people quit smoking,[166] but they have not been proven better
than regulated medication.[169] Their usefulness in tobacco harm reductionis unclear,[170] but
they could form part of future strategies to decrease tobacco related death and
disease.[164][171] Their safety risk to users is similar to that of smokeless
tobacco.[171] Regulated nicotine replacement products are safer than e-cigarettes,[170] but e-
cigarettes are probably safer than smoking.[172]
Non-smokers who use e-cigarettes risk nicotine addiction[173] The e-liquid has a low level
of toxicity, and contamination with various chemicals has been identified in the product.[174]E-
cigarette vapor contains fewer toxic substances,[155] and lower concentrations of potential
toxic substances than cigarette smoke.[175] Metal parts of e-cigarettes in contact with the e-
liquid can contaminate it with metals.[176] Normal usage of e-cigarettes generates very low
levels of formaldehyde.[177] A 2015 review found that later-generation e-cigarettes set at
higher power may generate equal or higher levels of formaldehyde compared to
smoking.[178] A 2015 review found that these levels were the result of overheating under test
conditions that bear little resemblance to common usage.[177] No serious adverse effects from
e-cigarettes have been reported in trials.[166] Less serious adverse effects include throat and
mouth inflammation, vomiting, nausea, and cough.[155] The long-term effects of e-cigarette
use are unknown.[153][154]
Insufficient data are available to determine the impact on public health from e-
cigarettes.[179] The potential harm to bystanders from e-cigarettes is unknown.[180] No long-
term data are available.[181] A white paper published in 2014 by the American Industrial
Hygiene Association concluded e-cigarettes emit airborne contaminants that may be inhaled
by the user and those nearby.[182] Due to this possible risk, they urged restriction of their use
indoors, similar to smoking bans, until research has shown the aerosol does not significantly
harm others in the area.[182] A 2014 review indicated that the levels of inhaled contaminants
from the e-cigarette vapor are not of significant health concern for human exposures by the
standards used in workplaces to ensure safety.[183] The British Medical Association reported
in 2013 that "concerns [exist] that the use of e-cigarettes could threaten the norm of not
smoking in public places and workplaces."[184] The use of e-cigarettes in a smoke-free area
could expose nonusers to toxins.[185] The effect on bystanders would likely be much less
harmful than traditional cigarettes.[181]

See also
Cigarette camp
History of commercial tobacco in the United States
List of additives in cigarettes
List of cigarette smoke carcinogens
Smoking culture
Tobacco smoking

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