Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, ...

The physical design features of cigarette products directly impact their appeal by influencing both cognitive and sensory perceptions. Ventilated cigarettes dilute smoke, which promotes perceptions of ...

Cigarette butts have long been considered an environmental hazard, but new research is revealing a more immediate health threat. A recent study found that the microplastics from cigarette filters ...

Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites ...

The most pervasive form of plastic pollution on Earth isn’t plastic bags or even plastic straws. It’s cigarette butts. Every year, an estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts, containing plastic filters ...

The ventilation systems built into cigarette filters in the mid-1960s to reduce tar and make smoking 'smoother' and 'safer' were responsible for the paradoxical rise in rates of lung adenocarcinoma — ...

The French don't mind if you smoke, but, s'il vous plaît, do not throw your cigarette butts on the charmingly cobblestoned streets of Montmartre. The city of Paris is installing thousands of ashtrays ...

This is the "robot smoker" device which is designed to highlight the harmful effects of smoking. It works using a pump, a smoke collecting chamber, and a filter pad. As the cigarette burns, smoke ...