The main pollutant in the smoke coming from cigarette is

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Carbon monoxide and Benzene. Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture of chemicals. Some smoke components such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and nitrogen oxides are gases. Others such as formaldehyde, acrolein, benzene and certain N-nitrosamines are volatile chemicals contained in the liquid vapour portion of the smoke aerosol. Still others such as nicotine, phenol, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and certain tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) are contained in the submicron sized solid particles that are suspended in cigarette smoke.

The main pollutant in the smoke coming from cigarette is

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