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TERTIARY SMOKING [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Tobacco Industry
CONT

Exposure to constituents of cigarette smoke that adhere to surfaces, such as table tops and windows, or that deposit on textiles has been called "tertiary smoking" and is a particular concern for exposure of children.

Key term(s)
  • ultrapassive smoking
  • thirdhand smoking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Industrie du tabac
DEF

[...] absorption de résidus de tabac consumé, en suspension dans l'air ou imprégnés dans l'environnement, même après la fin de la combustion [...]

Key term(s)
  • tabagisme ultrapassif

Spanish

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