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Even Third-hand Smoke Can Affect You

Tomasz Sienicki, CC BY-SA 3.0, wikimedia

Researchers proved the dangers of secondhand smoke years ago.  Breathing the smoke from other people smoking cigarettes can harm your health, just as smoking can. 

And now there's evidence that third-hand smoke can cause problems too... being around the places and surfaces where people smoked also bears some risks. 

by chemistry professor Peter DeCarlo at Drexel University lays out the issues.  DeCarlo visits with a sketch of the research. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich reports on lands and environmental policy for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.