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This toxic waste ends up on our streets, in our drains and in our water, the organisation noted in a 2017 report
It also requires tobacco companies to reduce levels of nicotine in cigarettes
MI has been found effective in supporting smoking cessation in pregnancy 9 , but further development and application of specific programs by nurses and midwives working in antenatal settings are needed as part of MI information
Environmental pollutant Butts (cigarette residues: filters), also called fourth-hand tobacco, constitute an important source of environmental pollutant since they contain toxins that can leak into the soil and water (pesticides, nicotine, cotinine, tar, carcinogens, metals, ethyl -phenol, ethylene glycol, menthol and rare earth elements, constituting the so-called emerging pollutants [which are already recognized as a global phenomenon]) characterized by their slow degradation.3,15 To conclude, there is evidence that cigarette filters do more harm than good