Impacts of cigarette-butt pollution on human, animal, vegetal and environmental health: A systematic review

Abstract

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Should tobacco products’ waste be considered as hazardous in India?

“…Ultimately, these products would affect the human passing through the food chain (Mustafic et al, 2020).…”

“…After a prolonged period, this waste becomes part of the leachate and contaminates the groundwater resources as well (Singh & Bhagwat, 2022). Studies have shown that these chemicals have toxic impacts onto the aquatic and terrestrial organisms (Micevska et al., 2006; Moerman & Potts, 2011; Mustafic et al, 2020; Novotny et al, 2011; Upadhyay et al., 2022). As per the toxicity assessment report, cigarette butts soaked in fresh/salt water for 96 h have enough lethal potential to kill the fish (Slaughter et al., 2011).…”

“…Once these products are in aquatic environment, their biomagnification possibility also cannot be ruled out. Ultimately, these products would affect the human passing through the food chain (Mustafic et al., 2020).…”