is second-hand smoke? Second-hand smoke (also called passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke from a burning cigarette and smoke exhaled by a smoker. The smoke that burns off the end of a cigarette or cigar actually contains more harmful substances than the smoke inhaled by the smoker. This means that people who don’t smoke but are regularly around those who smoke are exposed to the health risks of cigarette smoking. How does second-hand smoke affect non-smokers
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rainforest is the key to clearing the skies over Singapore. I can optimise the Palm Oil industry and move to planting new plantations on Imperata grasslands this removes the need to fell anymore trees. The suggestions that I have for solving the ‘smoke haze’ would require a significant amount of discussion to enable you to understand the processes. I am wary of exposing our intellectual property‚ but I also realise that you will need further information to gain a greater understanding of what we
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ABSTRACT Some rechargeable batteries can be restored through external means‚ such as applying a full discharge. There are‚ however‚ many defects that cannot be corrected. These include high internal resistance‚ elevated self-discharge‚ electrical short‚ dry-out‚ plate corrosion and general chemical breakdown. The performance loss of a battery occurs naturally as part of usage and aging; some is hastened by lack of maintenance‚ harsh field conditions and poor charging practices. This paper examines
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Community College decided to become smoke-free in the fall of 2009. They were just one of the many colleges in Oregon‚ and by extension‚ in the United States‚ to become smoke free campuses. Most people know that smoking is bad‚ but how bad is secondhand smoke? Many people that go to campuses dislike breathing in secondhand smoke. PCC’s policy‚ as of fall 2009‚ to become a non-smoking campus‚ was a wise decision that listened to the students. Secondhand smoke does not just smell bad and taste bad;
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action against second-hand smoke and the problems it causes. New laws can help protect nonsmokers from second-hand smoke and the problems it causes. Thesis Statement: I. Introduction A. Open with Impact: What a smoker does to themselves is a personal matter‚ but what they do to a nonsmoker is quite a different matter. B. Thesis Statement: New laws can help protect nonsmokers from second-hand smoke and the problems it causes. C. Credibility: I am exposed to second-hand smoke when I go to bars and
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we are unsure of his death it has been confirmed that an electrical problem sparked the blaze. Residents at the scene said a malfunctioning fuse on the second-floor bedroom started the fire. The building was equipped with working fire alarm system‚ smoke alarms‚ heat detectors‚ and carbon monoxide alarms but did not a sprinkler system within their facility. According to investigators they were not required when the building was built but would be if were built as of today. There are also no outstanding
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Orlando Valdes Public Speaking Ms. Bowen Banning Smoking in Public Places Speech Have you ever come home with the stench of smoke just protruding from your clothes? Have you ever coughed and choked as you inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of immature smokers passed by? If you have‚ then you would agree that neither one of these experiences is very pleasant‚ and could have been avoided if smoking was banned in public places. Everyone knows that smoking is not the healthiest activity for
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` Identify basic hazards and describe ways of reducing risks in care setting AO4 PART A Kitchen risks and how it can be reduced The kitchen is a very dangerous place when hazards are recognized‚ also care workers must make sure they keep children out of the kitchen in case they harm themselves. Cookers are very dangerous especially when they left turned on. Cookers must always be turned off when not in use. Cooking pans when in use should have their handles turned
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Proposal to Enact a “Smoke-Free Campus” Policy for Santa Clara University (11/1/12) INTRODUCTION Colleges and universities throughout the United States are strengthening their tobaccouse policies to protect the health and well-being of their students‚ employees‚ and visitors. In a recent commentary in the NCI Cancer Bulletin‚ Dr. Howard Koh‚ Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ wrote that "Colleges and universities can take the next step in protecting
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THE EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKE TO PHOTOSYNTHESIS Increased Carbon Dioxide Smoke of all kinds‚ including cigarette smoke‚ increases the amount of carbon dioxide where it is present (since smoke is itself produced via combustion). Plants use carbon dioxide to make sugars (during photosynthesis). Its increased abundance‚ therefore‚ makes it easier for the plant to obtain. Thus‚ smoking near a plant actually makes it easier for that plant to obtain much-needed carbon dioxide. Hampering Photosynthesis
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