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Alexander Larcombe, Associate Professor and Head of Respiratory Environmental Health, Telethon Kids Institute

What's in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium

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If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be “we don’t fully know”.

The huge and increasing range of products and flavours on the market, changes to ingredients when they are heated or interact with each other, and inadequate labelling make this a complicated question to answer.

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