E-Cigarettes in the trial: So dangerous are they really?

 E-Cigarettes in the trial: So dangerous are they really?

Cigarettes that do not stink and harm health. This promises vendors of electric cigarettes. Vapers wanted to know more precisely and had the electrical generated vapor in the laboratory tested for toxins - with a surprising result.

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Around 80,000 people in Ireland regularly use the electric cigarette - the trend is rising. Consumers need a vapor device and a flavored e-liquid. In the vapor unit, the liquid is heated by a battery-operated heating coil. The vapor is condensed in the mouthpiece. Liquids are now available in innumerable flavors, from tobacco flavor to strawberry, with and without nicotine E Liquid-more here).

We tested ten of the best-selling liquids with nicotine in a specialized laboratory. The chemical analysis shows: During the evaporation of the liquid, carcinogenic substances are produced. For example: formaldehyde, acetaldehyde but also acrolein, crotonaldehyde or acetone .

The Certech laboratory in Belgium, which specializes in aldehyde toxins, mechanically draws vapor from the electric cigarette. A vapor burst of three seconds corresponds to a human breath. Between the individual vapor bursts, the laboratory always switched on a 30 second pause, so that the electric cigarette did not overheat. The steam was conducted in basic liquid and the poisoned traps were then analyzed.

The lab tested all liquids with two different vapor generator models: on the one hand with the «eGo-CC» model from Joyetech and on the other with the «EVOD» model from Kangertech. Depending on the device, the liquids dissolve different amounts of toxins. However, the test does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about the fact that one device produces less toxicants than the other. The bottom line is therefore not which device is used for vaping.

Carcinogenic toxins

"It is surprising that one can find toxins such as formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in the vapor of the e-cigarette," says Michael Arand, a toxicologist at the University of Zurich, explaining: "These are compounds which we also know from the tobacco smoke To the carcinogenic effect of cigarettes. "According to the toxicologist, the toxins are produced by the heating of glycerol and propylene glycol, the two basic substances from which the vapor of the electric cigarette is produced. Moreover, toxins could also be present in the flavors.

However: tobacco cigarettes have far higher pollutant levels. For comparison, the formaldehyde values are up to 60 times higher in a conventional tobacco cigarette. And in the case of acetaldehyde, the exposure to tobacco smoke is up to 1000 times greater

Insufficient knowledge base

A negative exception is the Liquid «e- Juice» from the French producer Halo. Its vapor is burdened with 73.8 micrograms of crotonaldehyde. All other products in the test have only very small to immeasurably small amounts of crotonaldehyde. And even in a tobacco cigarette, it has a maximum of half as much crotonaldehyde.

"Crotonaldehyde is a toxin, which I personally regard as more serious than formaldehyde or acetaldehyde," notes Toxicologist Michael Arand. The fact that a lot of them have been found in a product is a good indicator that the amount of toxins found in a product does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about other liquids: "We know nothing about many potentially hazardous substances in these liquids. Consumers therefore lack the necessary knowledge base to choose the most harmless product possible. »
No smoking lungs

All the liquids tested contain toxins in varying concentrations. Therefore, it is not possible to say which liquid is the most harmful. What is clear, however, is that conventional cigarettes produce tar and carbon monoxide during their combustion, which can lead to the dreaded smoker's lung. This danger is eliminated in the electric cigarette, says the toxicologist.

 The manufacturers declare the nicotine majority correctly. However, just the amount of nicotine in the vials provides the toxin experts: "Nicotine is a powerful poison. And regrettably, it is very well received over the skin, "says the Professor of the University of Zurich. If an accident occurs during transfer, or during other manipulations with the liquid vials, or if a bottle breaks and the fluid runs over the skin, it is quite possible that much more nicotine reaches the body than by consuming one or more cigarettes The case. "There could be a regular nicotine poisoning," warns Arand.

No smoking lungs
All the liquids tested contain toxins in varying concentrations. Therefore, it is not possible to say which liquid is the most harmful. What is clear, however, is that conventional cigarettes produce tar and carbon monoxide during their combustion, which can lead to the dreaded smoker's lung. This danger is eliminated in the electric cigarette, says the toxicologist.

 The manufacturers declare the nicotine majority correctly. However, just the amount of nicotine in the vials provides the toxin experts: "Nicotine is a powerful poison. And regrettably, it is very well received over the skin, "says the Professor of the University of Zurich. If an accident occurs during transfer, or during other manipulations with the liquid vials, or if a bottle breaks and the fluid runs over the skin, it is quite possible that much more nicotine reaches the body than by consuming one or more cigarettes The case. "There could be a regular nicotine poisoning," warns Arand.

Conclusion: E-Cigarette healthier than tobacco

Despite all these concerns, the toxicology expert draws a clear conclusion: "In direct comparison, I would say that in normal consumption, the e-cigarette is likely to be significantly less harmful to health than the tobacco cigarettes." Without, however, "But I would definitely advise not to vapor or smoke."