Now We Have to Worry About 'Third-Hand' Smoke?
I remember years ago taping up the vent in my bathroom so I wouldn't smell the smoke coming from the apartment next door. My neighbor was a chain smoker and the smell of it filled my apartment. Now it turns out he was a cancer risk not only for himself but for me, too. A new study has found that "third-hand" smoke, or l eftover cigarette smoke "that clings to walls and furniture is a smelly nuisance, but now research suggests that it could pose a far more serious threat, especially to young children who put toys and other smoke-affected items into their mouths," according to newswise.com. Scientists reported today that one compound from this “third-hand smoke,” which forms when second-hand smoke reacts with indoor air, damages DNA and sticks to it in a way that could potentially cause cancer. I now live in a house where this is not a problem but I remember those days clearly, having my clothes and hair smell of smoke when I -- or anyone else who lived wi...