BBC News has reported that Vapes confiscated from school pupils at a college in Kidderminster were found to contain high levels of lead, nickel and chromium.
The amounts of the metals found were:
- lead – 12 micrograms per gram, 2.4 times the stipulated safe exposure level
- nickel – 9.6 times safe levels
- chromium – 6.6 times safe levels
Also found were carbonyls – which break down, when the e-liquid heats up, into chemicals such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, also found in cigarette smoke – at 10 times the level in legal vapes.
Lead is a neurotoxin and impairs brain development, chrome and nickel are allergens and metal particles in general in the bloodstream can trigger blood clotting and can exacerbate cardiovascular disease. Carbonyls are mildly carcinogenic and with sustained use will increase the risk of cancer
The full BBC report is here: BBC News
Last Updated on 23 May 2023 by admin