{"id":1762,"date":"2023-05-23T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T11:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/05\/23\/lead-nickel-and-chromium-10-times-higher-than-safe-limit-found-lurking-in-vapes-puffed\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T11:45:40","slug":"lead-nickel-and-chromium-10-times-higher-than-safe-limit-found-lurking-in-vapes-puffed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/lead-nickel-and-chromium-10-times-higher-than-safe-limit-found-lurking-in-vapes-puffed\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead, nickel and chromium 10 TIMES higher than safe limit found lurking in vapes puffed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toxic metals are lurking in cheap vapes puffed by schoolkids, a shock investigation revealed today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tests on e-cigarettes confiscated from youngsters found they contained dangerous levels of lead, nickel and chromium.<\/p>\n
Some were almost 10 times above safe limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Exposure to lead can\u00a0impair brain development, while the other two metals can trigger blood clotting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One expert claimed the results of the probe, carried out on e-cigs collected from students at a college in Worcestershire, were the ‘worst I’ve ever seen’.\u00a0<\/p>\n