Appendix 3: Some Chemicals Found in E-cigarettes and Their Health Risks

• Author: James G. Wigmore
• Pages: 739-740

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Some Chemicals Found in E-cigarettes

and Their Health Risks

Chemical name Health risk

-methyl phenanthrene cytotoxic/eye/skin irritation

, butanediol unknown risk

,-propanediol unknown risk

-acetylpyrorole skin irritant

,-dimethylpyrazine cytotoxic

,-pentanedione skin/eye irritation

,,-trimethylpyrazine cytotoxic

-hexen--ol eye irritation

-methyl--butanol cytotoxic

acetic acid respiratory tract irritation

aromadenendrene cytotoxic/skin irritation

benzyl acetate cytotoxic, eye/respiratory tract irritation

benzyl alcohol cytotoxic

butyl butyrate eye irritation, behavioral ef‌fects

camphor cytotoxic, systemic organ irritation, behavioral ef‌fects

cinnamaldehyde skin/respiratory tract irritation

cinnamyl alcohol unknown risks

coumarin systemic organ irritation/behavioral ef‌fects

diacetyl popcorn lung disease

diethylene glycol systemic organ irritation

ethylbutyrate mild ef‌fects/behavioral ef‌fects

ethylene glycol harmful ef‌fects