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Saturday 24 July 2010

Electronic Cigarettes: An Eco-Friendly Alternative To Regular Cigarettes

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Everyone must do their part to protect our environment, including smokers. A discarded, lit butt can cause a fire that has the potential to take the lives of innocent people and animals. Tobacco smoke also adds extra pollutants to the air, further decreasing its quality. Not only do they have the potential to cause fires, but discarded butts also contain high amounts of poisonous chemicals that, when added to the ecological balance, contain enough toxins to kill people, endanger wildlife, and threaten every living creature's food sources. 

One of the best methods for smokers to join with others engaged in protecting our habitat is to switch from using traditional products to using a smokeless cigarette. Electronic cigarettes are non-flammable and reusable, effectively reducing the amount of pollutants added to the air, eliminating a cause of fires, and decreasing the amount of poisons entering the ecosystem.   

Electronic Cigarettes Are Environmentally Friendly 

The damage done to rain forests and grasslands by pollution is fairly well known. However, many fail to account for the impact litter has on the environment. If every smoker on the planet, approximately 1.2 billion people, dropped two butts on the ground every day, there would be over two billion cigarette butts polluting the earth on a daily basis. The amount of poisonous chemicals concentrated into every 200 discarded butts is enough to kill one adult. This statistic does not include the harm done to children, who are less able to combat poison because of their smaller stature, and the wildlife that consume the plants that absorb these toxins during their growing cycles. 

Smokers can become involved in environmental efforts aimed at halting this ecological damage by switching from traditional tobacco products to electronic cigarettes. A smokeless cigarette adds no environmental carbon pollution from smoke. Because they are powered by lithium-ion batteries, they can be recharged, which reduces the waste byproduct that leftover butts cause. 

Why Are Electronic Cigarettes Environmentally Friendly?

While a smokeless cigarette's performance is similar to a traditional product, in the most important ways they are quite different. Electronic cigarettes look, feel, and taste like a cigarette and enable the same pleasure as smoking a traditional product. However, they are non-flammable and create less waste, which make them ecologically friendly. This evolution is facilitated by modern microelectronic technology. When the user inhales, the air flows through a microprocessor, which activates an atomized cartridge that injects tiny droplets of e-liquid into the flowing air. This action produces a vapor mist that is similar to smoke. The microprocessor simultaneously activates an orange glowing light at the tip of the smokeless cigarette for a more realistic smoking experience. 

A small rechargeable battery powers the microprocessor of a smokeless cigarette and a safe replaceable cartridge that contains water, propylene glycol, and a substance approved by the Food and Drug Administration, which is used in many food products, nicotine, and a scent that emulates cigarette flavor. Because nothing is lit, smokers no longer need matches or lighters. By incorporating 'no-flame' technology into electronic cigarettes, nothing is burning inside the casing. This makes the smokeless cigarette a very safe product to use around a house, in a car, or in any area that might be vulnerable to fire. 

Environmentally Friendly And Economical 

While being environmentally aware has untold benefits, there are economical benefits to stopping the smoking of regular tobacco products. An average price for a pack of premium tobacco is over $6.00. With new state and federal taxes, however, a pack can cost upwards of $9.00. If the user consumes twenty traditional cigarettes per day, this amount is equal to $63.00 per week, $252.00 per month, and $3,024.00 per year. This financial investment is enormous. 

Electronic cigarettes, in contrast, are quite affordable. The microprocessor and rechargeable batteries for a smokeless cigarette can be purchased for under $80.00, and the refill cartridges cost less than $15.00 for five cartridges. Each cartridge lasts for approximately 250 to 300 inhale, which is the equivalent of one traditional pack. As one can see, the savings alone are well worth the effort.

Most people are aware of the harmful effects modern life has on our environment. We are not indifferent to the plight of our damaged eco-systems, as we have shown by exchanging our plastic grocery bags for reusable cloth or biodegradable bags. Tobacco users are no more indifferent to this issue than non-users. They can join the environmental effort by switching from environmentally unfriendly products to reusable electronic cigarettes. If this is not reason enough, the financial benefits gained by the smokeless cigarette is hard to beat. Saving the environment and saving some money are excellent reasons to switch.


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