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2. Tar (tobacco residue) - Wikipedia

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   Tar (tobacco residue) Tar is the name for the resinous, combusted particulate matter made by the burning of tobacco and other plant material in the act of smoking. Tar is toxic and damages the smoker's lungs over time through various biochemical and mechanical processes. [ 1 ] Tar also damages the mouth by rotting and blackening teeth, damaging ...

3. Smoke - Wikipedia

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   Smoke damage to electronic equipment can be significantly more extensive than the fire itself. Cable fires are of special concern; low smoke zero halogen materials are preferable for cable insulation. [32] When smoke comes into contact with the surface of any substance or structure, the chemicals contained in it are transferred to it.

4. Ventilation (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   Ventilation is a part of structural firefighting tactics, and involves the expulsion of heat and smoke from a burning building, permitting the firefighters to more easily and safely find trapped individuals and attack the fire. It is frequently performed from the outside of a burning building while the fire is being extinguished on the inside.

5. ‘Collateral damage.’ Frustrated Finley WA residents want ...

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   The health district also hopes to obtain box fans and filters, which can be combined to clean indoor air, and air cleaners, for people affected by the smoke. The district’s goal was to have ...

6. How Inhaling Wildfire Smoke Can Affect You in the Long Term - AOL

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   Fine particles in wildfire smoke—known as PM2.5 because they have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers—are so small that they can enter your lungs and even your bloodstream, according to ...

7. Third-hand smoke - Wikipedia

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   Third-hand smoke is contamination by tobacco smoke that lingers following the extinguishing of a cigarette, cigar, or other combustible tobacco product. [1] First-hand smoke refers to what is inhaled into the smoker's own lungs, while second-hand smoke is a mixture of exhaled smoke and other substances leaving the smoldering end of the cigarette that enters the atmosphere and can be inhaled by ...