Posted on 14th Jun 2010 @ 11:58 AM

List of Identified, Known Carcinogens in Electronic Cigarettes vs. Conventional Cigarettes

Based on the best available scientific evidence, I have compiled a list of the identified, known carcinogens present at greater than trace quantities in electronic cigarettes compared to conventional cigarettes.   The smoking consumer is usually unaware that tobacco companies add most of these chemicals into their cigarettes for various reasons:  to burn faster, slower, more evenly.  Tobacco and nicotine are not the culprits...the addition of these chemicals is.

 List of Identified, Known Carcinogens in the E-Cigarette, Present at More than Trace Levels (defined as 1 nanogram per cigarette)

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List of Identified, Known Carcinogens in Tobacco Cigarettes, Present at More than Trace Levels (defined as 1 nanogram per cigarette)

Benz(a)anthracene

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

Benzo(j)fluoranthene

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

Benzo(a)pyrene

Dibenz(a,h)anthracene

Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene

Dibenzo(a,e)pyrene

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

Quinolineb

Dibenz(a,j)acridine

Benzo(b)furan

Furan

N-Nitrosodimethylamine

N -Nitrosoethylmethylamine

N -Nitrosodiethylamine

N -Nitroso-di-n-butylamine

N -Nitrosopyrrolidine

N -Nitrosopiperidine

N -Nitrosodiethanolamine

N -Nitrosonornicotine

4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

2-Toluidine

2,6-Dimethylaniline

2-Naphthylamine

4-Aminobiphenyl

AaC

PhIP

Formaldehyde

Acetaldehyde

1,3-Butadiene

Isoprene

Benzene

Styrene