The environmental and health impacts of tobacco agriculture, cigarette manufacture and consumption

• Main Authors: Thomas E Novotny (Author), Stella Aguinaga Bialous (Author), Lindsay Burt (Author), Clifton Curtis (Author), Vera Luiza da Costa (Author), Silvae Usman Iqtidar (Author), Yuchen Liu (Author), Sameer Pujari (Author), Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The health consequences of tobacco use are well known, but less recognized are the significant environmental impacts of tobacco production and use. The environmental impacts of tobacco include tobacco growing and curing; product manufacturing and distribution; product consumption; and post-consumpti...