Toluene is one of many chemicals found in cigarettes. |
(Other chemicals found in cigarettes are listed on the left:
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Toluene (also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane)
is a clear, water-insoluble liquid that smells of paint thinners, see
also
Turpentine. Toluene is
used as an octane booster in fuel, a solvent in paints, paint thinners,
and chemical reactions, for rubber, printing,
adhesives,
lacquers, leather
tanning, disinfectants, and to produce phenol and TNT. Toluene is
also used in the embalming of corpses.
Toluene is believed to be a developmental toxicant, and is also suspected
of being hazardous to health in other ways incl. as a cardiovascular
or blood toxicant; gastrointestinal or liver toxicant ; immunotoxicant;
kidney toxicant; neurotoxicant; reproductive toxicant; respiratory toxicant;
and as a skin or toxicant.
Note that the list of chemicals included
in this section (see the list on the left) is not a complete list of
all the substances found in cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products. |
This section includes some of the chemicals
found in cigarettes (listed on the left-hand side of this page).
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