Intrinsic Properties- Flammability, taste, odor Extrinsic Properties- weight, mass
Threats to Human Health 1st hand smoking (smokers) o reduces the amount of oxygen taken up by a persons red blood cells and delivery to the bodys organs and tissues o affects the respiratory (lungs) and circulatory (heart, vein, arteries) system o causes diseases such as heart failure, cancer and DEATH 2nd hand smoking (non-smokers) o the same with 1st hand smoking o heart diseases o asthma o DEATH
Threats to the Environment CO is a gas that pollutes the air which mainly released by car exhausts Weak direct greenhouse gas Has strong INDIRECT effects on global warming o Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant that affects major greenhouse gases like methane, carbon dioxide, and tropospheric (lower atmospheric) ozone. It thus plays a role in both air pollution and climate change, and is therefore regulated in many parts of the world. o CO is unique among pollutants in the lower atmosphere in that it lasts for roughly a month, long enough for it to be transported long distances
Sustainable Solution Lessen cigarette consumption (expound) Implement rules and regulations imposed by the barangay Increase price Awareness (effects of cigarettes)
Strategies Talk to university and college heads and officials o A farther no smoking policy (20-50ft away from the campus) which leads students to become lazy to walk a farther distance to smoke o Conduct a seminar to students about the effects of cigarettes o List of universities on taft, manila Adamson University De La Salle College of Saint Benilde De La Salle University Emilio Aguinaldo College Philippine Christian University Philippine Normal University Philippine Women's University Saint Paul University Manila St. Scholastica's College Manila Santa Isabel College Manila Technological University of the Philippines Universidad de Manila University of the Philippines Manila Talk to barangay officials about implementing a no smoking zone or on a certain time frame on a daily basis (ex. No smoking from 1pm-7pm) Suggest to tobacco company distributors to increase their prices which can result to less people buying and can sell a substitute such as e-cigarettes o Article from Inquirer:MANILA, PhilippinesDespite the passage of the sin tax law, the prices of cigarettes in the Philippines remain among the lowest in Southeast Asia, an antismoking group said yesterday. Emer Rojas, president of New Vois Association of the Philippines, said the first edition of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Tobacco Atlas showed that the country continued to have one of the lowest prices of cigarette products in the region and even in the world. For example, local brand Fortune is pegged at 58 centavos and Marlboro at $1.16 a pack. But in Singapore, which is one of the Asean countries with good tobacco control policies, a pack of Marlboro is sold at $9, said Rojas, a laryngeal cancer survivor.
Pollutant 2 (Nicotine) Addictive drug found in tobacco Can be found in insecticides This stimulates the central nervous system and endocrine glands, which causes a sudden release of glucose. Stimulation is then followed by depression and fatigue, leading the user to seek more nicotine
Intrinsic Properties Odor Taste Extrinsic properties Weight Mass
Threats to health Not life threatening Causes nausea, headache because of the inhalation which gets in the brain in high quantities. Women who smoke generally have earlier menopause. Pregnant women who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of having stillborn or premature infants or infants with low birth weight. Children of women who smoked while pregnant have an increased risk for developing conduct disorders Threats to environment NONE
Pollutant 3 (Tar) Oily, sticky substance which remains after tobacco Tar can be found in a brown solid form at the end of a smoked cigarette.
Intrinsic Properties Odor Taste Extrinsic properties Weight Mass
Threats to health Affects the respiratory system o Lung cancer o Chronic bronchitis o Emphysema o Periodontitis, a gum disease that can result in the loss of teeth o Can damage lung cells that keep tumors from forming