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Vapor Test Results BY Korea Electronic Cigarette Association
time2012/11/08
The Korea Electronic Cigarette Association (KECA) ordered a test on the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette versus the smoke of a cigarette. In Korea, there have been so many incorrect reports and misinformation about electronic cigarettes. They conducted the test to prove that cigarettes are more harmful than e-cigarettes.
The KECA website shows the processes of the test.
What was tested: inhaled smoke.
How: By a scientific machine that reads the inhaled components.
Tested method: assuming 8 puffs per 1 cigarette VS 8 puffs on an e-cigarette, repeated 16 times and 24 times.
View the results of the vapor test below:
Result of Vapor Test
E-cigarette VS Normal Cigarette
Condition: 8 puffs per 1 cigarette for a total of 40 cigarettes/e-cigarettes compared resulting in the below detected components and their percentage.
# | Detected Ingredients | E-cigarette | Cigarette | Information of detected ingredient | ||
Detected | % | Detected | % | |||
1 | Propylene glycol | x | 66.35% | x | 6.17% | used for moisturizer of bread |
2 | Nicotine | x | 5.39% | x | 55.22% | paralyzes or exciest peripheral nerves |
3 | Glycerine | x | 27.18% | x | 4.7% | used for humactant of bread |
4 | Docosane |
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| x | 2.82% | dangerous inflammable |
5 | Acetic acid |
|
| x | 2.82% | use for manufacture and dye an organic compound |
6 | Propionic acid |
|
| x | 0.25% | fatal poison in nervous system |
7 | Furfuryl alcohol |
|
| x | 0.12% | thermoset plastic |
8 | Cyclohexane |
|
| x | 0.19% | raw materials for nylon |
9 | Acetamide |
|
| x | 0.02% | occurring nausea, vomit and diarrhea |
10 | 3-Methylvaleric acid |
|
| x | 0.26% | causes death through chemical pneumonia and |
11 | 2-hydroxy-3-methyl- |
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| x | 0.32% | causes disorder of central nervous system |
12 | 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6 |
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| x | 2.62% | causes low blood pressure, anemia, coma |
13 | O-cresol |
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| x | 0.37% | if inhaled, causes serious perspiration, nausea, |
14 | Phenol |
|
| x | 1.07% | if inhaled, causes serious perspiration, nausea, |
15 | 2-pyrrolidone |
|
| x | 0.19% | causes sleepiness, headache, nausea, or |
16 | Triacetin |
|
| x | 5.17% | releases acrid smoke, releases toxicity |
17 | 2,4-Dimethylphenol |
|
| x | 0.18% | if inhaled, causes serious perspiration, nausea, |
18 | p-Cresol |
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| x | 0.92% | if inhaled, causes serious perspiration, nausea, |
19 | 4-Ethyl-3-methylpyridine |
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| x | 0.13% | occurring displeasure, headache, anesthetic effect, |
20 | 4-ethylphenol |
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| x | 0.35% | if inhaled, causes serious perspiration, nausea, |
21 | 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol |
|
| x | 0.58% | causes blood |
22 | 4H-pyran-4-one, 2,3- |
|
| x | 0.8% | occur pneumonia if you inhale through vapor, it |
23 | 3-pyridinol |
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| x | 1.4% | overexposure causes headache, insecureness, insomnia, |
24 | 15-crown-5 |
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| x | 0.54% | stimulates stomach, occur nausea pain and diarrhea |
25 | Pyrimidine |
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| x | 0.72% | damages circulating system and it can be damage |
26 | Thiophene |
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| x | 1.07% | stimulates respiratory organ for some people stimulation |
27 | 1,4,7,10,13,16- |
|
| x | 0.18% | environment hormone, occurring |
28 | monoethyl ether |
|
| x | 0.25% | occurring headache, increase of heartbeat |
29 | Hexadecanoic acid |
|
| x | 1.66% | occurring nausea and vomit |
