Environmental researchers call for ban on cigarette filters
SAN DIEGO, May 6 (UPI) -- Only a third of the 6 trillion cigarettes sold and smoked each year end up in ashtrays. The rest get flicked sporadically across the Earth's floor. And that's bad news for mother nature. Cigarettes and cigarette butts contain toxins, nicotine, pesticides and carcinogens.... Sign in to see full entry.
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