Study finds lung disease-causing toxins in e-cigarettes
More than 80 percent of popular brand e-cigarettes sold in the U.S. that were examined in a new study were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins.
Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found glucan in 81 percent of the products– single use cartridges and refillable e-liquids. Endotoxin was found in 27 percent of them. Exposure to the two microbial toxins have been shown to cause asthma, inflammation and reduced lung function in occupational and environmental settings.