Tobacco causes numerous environmental disasters.
(Baonghean.vn) - Medical science has provided ample evidence showing that tobacco has very negative effects on health, and its use also impacts family finances, society, and the living environment.
Smoking is a major cause of air pollution indoors, in workplaces, schools, public places, and outdoors because cigarette smoke releases thousands of toxic chemicals into the air. In addition to its harmful effects on the body...healthTobacco also contributes significantly to environmental destruction.
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| Cigarette filters cause environmental pollution. (Illustrative image. Source: Internet) |
Each year, an estimated 1.4% of forest area is destroyed for timber used in tobacco drying. In addition, wood is used to build drying ovens, make cigarette paper, and cigarette packaging. The tobacco production process generates significant waste, including solvents, coal sludge, resin oil, paper, wood, and other toxic chemical waste.
Tobacco plants are heavy soil nutrient users. No other plant absorbs as much soil nutrients (potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen) as tobacco, leading to increasingly rapid soil erosion due to soil degradation.
Tobacco cultivation requires the use of many types of pesticides and herbicides. The toxic substances in these chemicals seep into and accumulate, polluting water sources and soil. In addition, cigarette butts can be one of the causes of forest fires and large-scale conflagrations because they tend to burn for a long time and smolder.
The World Health Organization recommends that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, so to protect public health from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke exposure, indoor air must be completely smoke-free.
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| Tobacco is one of the major contributors to environmental disasters. Source: Internet |
Tobacco causes many diseases and deaths, but these are entirely preventable if everyone strictly adheres to the regulations of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harm.
Establishing a smoke-free environment has been proven to be a simple and effective approach to preventing exposure to and harm associated with tobacco. Therefore, working together to create a smoke-free environment is an effective measure to protect everyone.
