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Re:Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigar... by scythe on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @10:05AM (#44377494)
The title is clickbait and misleading. Even though it is the original from the university press release, it should be changed for HN.

From the study:

>We identified the illicit use of leaded bronze in nonheating device components in contact with e-liquid as the source of Pb.

The abstract continues to say that lead levels were particularly elevated in the vape products from one manufacturer, which is not reported for the other two manufacturers whose products were tested. You can find it here:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.5c00641

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Re:Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigar... by rapjr9 on Saturday June 28, 2025 @03:58PM (#44407669)
I've often wondered if lead in products is part of an intentional attack on the Western world. Maybe it's just a side effect of lowering production costs, but it could also be an attack to make a nation sick and stupid. The lack of product testing makes it particularly easy to do. There may be laws against using lead in products, but it seems to be found repeatedly, and there does not seem to be much actual testing.
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