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Desert Research Institute

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E-cigarettes such as those pictured here emit nicotine and other harmful compounds including formaldehyde, a dangerous human carcinogen. A new study led by DRI's Andrey Khlystov, Ph.D., will study the formation of dangerous compounds by e-cigarettes.

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Yeongkwan Son/DRI.

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