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, analyzed urine samples taken from teenage vapers. Among frequent vapers — those who vape between 5 to 19 days a month — urinary lead levels were 30 percent higher than in occasional users who used five or fewer days a month. Uranium levels, meanwhile, were twice as high for frequent vapers as occasional ones.
"While vaping is thought to be a safe alternative to smoking, the aerosol still contains a range of chemicals, including heavy metals, that — with chronic exposure — may lead to long-term health effects," Kelly Burrowes, an associate professor at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute who was not involved in the study, said in a, but it still remains their dominant form of tobacco consumption, accounting for around 90 percent.
"Cadmium and lead are often found in vape aerosol from the vape heating coil and soldering components," Burrowes said. "However, uranium has not typically been reported in e-liquids or vape aerosol, but is an interesting finding due to its high toxicity." As for uranium, Shahab said that the metal "specifically has many different important sources of exposure," like food and water — so vapes may not be the sole culprit here, if it indeed it is one.
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