The risk of heavy metal poisoning when smoking vape and electronic cigarettes

A recent study found traces in some vape and electronic cigarette devices (e-cig).

Vape and e-cig (), although being considered as an alternative to cigarettes, cannot be more perfect, but are still controversial about its safety. There are studies that suggest that the types of juice in e-cig and vape can cause cancer, but then there's a report against it.

And in the latest development, a study is showing that electronic cigarettes are likely to cause metal poisoning to users.

Vape and e-cig (electronic cigarette) are being considered as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.

The study was carried out by experts from John Hopkins University (USA). They found a small amount of lead, arsenic, chromium, magnesium, and nickel in some electronic smoking devices. All are heavy metals, and obviously not good for health.

The team does not claim vape can cause health damage, but these metals have been shown to cause problems related to lung, liver, immune system, respiratory system, brain damage. , even cancer.

But where does this metal come from? They come from the so-called "coil" - the heating coils in these devices.

"Users and companies know that heating cores - according to current production standards - can leak metals into vape," said Ana María Rule, the lead researcher.

To reach this conclusion, the team tested 56 vape samples in many e-cigarette stores in Baltimore. They tested the concentration of 15 types of metals included in juice, tanks (vats), steam chambers and burning cores .

The metal core is almost leaked, transformed into vapor and enters our body.

For juice, the amount of toxin is very small. However, the amount of poison at the burning core is extremely disturbing. Experts assess that metal cores are almost leaked, converted into vapors and enter our bodies.

"We still don't know how much of that metal leaks chemicals from the core, or because of the vaporization process," Rule said. And especially, this leak occurs more severely for devices that do not regularly change coil.

According to Rule, we still need more research to determine if inhalation of vape-containing smoke is really harmful to health. However with this discovery, it seems that the safety of vape and e-cig continues to be a controversial topic for the community.

The study was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.