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Sidestream smoke is the smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Sidestream smoke can be as much as half of the smoke from a cigarette.

Mainstream smoke is a smoke that is inhaled through a tobacco product and exhaled by a tobacco smoker.

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Sidestream smoke is the smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Sidestream smoke can be as much as half of the smoke from a cigarette.

Mainstream smoke is a smoke that is inhaled through a tobacco product and exhaled by a tobacco smoker.

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The sidestream smoke would contain a much higher amount of tar and nicotine compared to the mainstream smoke that is filtered; there is no statistics available yet on exactly how much this difference is.

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Yes, Because mainstream has already been inhaled and most of the harmfull subtance are already been used.

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the smoke that goes into the air directly from the cigarette

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streamside smoke contains twice as much tare as nicotine

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How does the nicotine and tar of sidestream smoke compare to that of mainstream smoke?

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How does the nicotine and tar content of sidestream smoke compare to that of mainstream smoke?

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What describes sidestreem smoke?

Sidestream smoke is the smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, as well as the smoke exhaled by the smoker. It is a combination of mainstream smoke (inhaled by the smoker) and a higher concentration of toxins, carcinogens, and other harmful chemicals. Sidestream smoke exposure can be just as harmful, if not more so, than directly smoking cigarettes.


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What is the smoke that escapes from the tip of a cigarette pipe or cigar?

It is 'sidestream' smoke.


Is sidestream smoke is the smoke escape from the tip of a cigarette?

yup ist's right


What are exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke combined?

Exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke combined is referred to as secondhand smoke. This form of smoke is a mixture of the exhaled smoke from a smoker and the smoke emitted directly from a burning cigarette. Exposure to secondhand smoke can have harmful health effects on non-smokers.


What is the name for smoke that goes directly from burning tobacco into the air?

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What do you call the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the exhaled smoke from a smoker?

Sidestream Smoke. More than half the pollutants emitted by a cigarette come not from the smokedend of the cigarette but from its other end - the cigarette's burning end - and are called sidestream smoke.


How are sidestream smoke and mainstream smoke alike?

They both could effect your health and damage your lungs.Both are cigarrites,pipe or cigar.