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“Alert: Public Health Implications of Electronic Cigarette Waste.” American Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304699
“Notes from the Field: Environmental Contamination from E-cigarette, Cigarette, Cigar, and Cannabis Products at 12 High Schools — San Francisco Bay Area, 2018–2019.” MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6840a4
"A Toxic, plastic problem: E-cigarette waste and the environment," Truth initiative, https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/harmful-effects-tobacco/toxic-plastic-problem-e-cigarette-waste-and-environment
"Tobacco and the environment," Truth initiative, https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/harmful-effects-tobacco/tobacco-and-environment
"Nicotine: Systemic Agent" The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750028.html
"A Review of Environmental Pollution from the Use and Disposal of Cigarettes and Electronic Cigarettes: Contaminants, Sources, and Impacts," Sustainability, https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/12994
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"Anthropogenic Nest Materials May Increase Breeding Costs for Urban Birds" Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2017.00004/full
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"Tobacco Production & Trade" World Health Organization: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/tobacco-hq/globalinfographic-web-feb11.pdf
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"Cigarette Smoking: An assessment of Tobacco's Global Environmental Footprint Across Its Entire Supply Chain," American Chemical Society, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01533
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"The children labouring in Malawi's fields for British American Tobacco," The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/31/the-children-labouring-in-malawi-fields-for-british-american-tobacco
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"The Overlooked Children Working America’s Tobacco Fields," The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/child-labor-tobacco/562964/
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"Child labour, toxic leaks: the price we could pay for a greener future," The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/03/child-labour-toxic-leaks-the-price-we-could-pay-for-a-greener-future
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"The EV Boom Is Being Fueled by Underpaid, Underfed Cobalt Miners,” The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/15/22933022/cobalt-mining-ev-electriv-vehicle-working-conditions-congo
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"Disposing of E-cigarette Waste: FAQ for Schools and Others," Public Health Law Center, https://www.publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default/files/resources/Disposing-of-E-Cigarette-Waste-FAQ-for-Schools-and-Others.pdf
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"The Growing Environmental Risk of E-Waste," Geneva Environment Network, https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/the-growing-environmental-risks-of-e-waste/
"An Analysis of Lithium-ion Battery Fires in Waste Management and Recycling," United States Environmental Protection Agency, https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-08/lithium-ion-battery-report-update-7.01_508.pdf
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“Defining Hazardous Waste: Listed, Characteristic and Mixed Radiological Wastes [Overviews and Factsheets],” US EPA, https://www.epa.gov/hw/defining-hazardous-waste-listed-characteristic-and-mixed-radiological-wastes
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"Giant cell interstitial pneumonia secondary to cobalt exposure from e-cigarette use," European Respiratory Journal, https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/54/6/1901922
"Vaping linked to ‘cobalt lung’ disease found in metal workers" Beasley Allen Law Firm, https://www.beasleyallen.com/article/vaping-linked-to-cobalt-lung-disease-found-in-metal-workers/
"Study: Lead and Other Toxic Metals Found in E-Cigarette ‘Vapors’" Johns Hopkins, https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2018/study-lead-and-other-toxic-metals-found-in-e-cigarette-vapors
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“Green Tobacco Sickness,” U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA): https://www.osha.gov/green-tobacco-sickness