According to US scientists, the formaldehyde contained in electronic cigarettes would not present a health hazard compared to that added in conventional cigarettes. The minute quantities correspond to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO).
In electronic cigarettes, formaldehyde is used in the composition of e-liquid. And plays a role in the dissolution of the aroma. Classified as a known carcinogen for humans since 2004, this product also present in conventional cigarettes raises the concern of opponents of the e-cigarette. But according to US scientists, formaldehyde added in small amounts in the vapers would pose no major danger, compared to that contained in conventional cigarettes.
To prove it, they carried out tests on 3 models of e-cigarettes. Each volunteer vaped 350 “taff” per day. The equivalent of what a heavy vaper consumes. As a result, “daily exposure to formaldehyde was 10 times less compared to conventional cigarettes”. Moreover, "the doses of formaldehyde contained in the e-cigarette are below the thresholds set by the WHO in its guide for recommending exposure to pollutants", confirm the scientists.
Moreover in July 2015, we had already offered you a study that the media had not shared at the time and which confirmed that the impact of e-cigarettes is similar to air on the respiratory system.
Source : destinationsante.com
