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Atti XXIV Convegno Nazionale Tabagismo e SSN - Environmental pollution associated to tobacco use: from farming to disposal
Summary
This conference paper examines environmental pollution associated with tobacco use across the full product lifecycle, from farming to disposal, framing tobacco-related environmental contamination including cigarette filter waste as a public health and prevention policy concern. It highlights cigarette filters as a significant source of plastic pollution and advocates for primary prevention actions to reduce environmental risk factor exposure.
The environmental quality is one of the fundamental health determinants for a given population: environmental quality promotion (and indirectly food and consumer product safety) is a crucial step for an effective prevention policy, suggesting primary prevention actions to reduce exposure to risk factors. (...)
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