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Thirdhand smoke stays on surfaces and slowly pollutes indoor air long after smoking stops within indoor environments.

You already know secondhand smoke is dangerous. A new study from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows a quieter threat can linger much longer indoors: ...

Learn more about “thirdhand smoke” and how it keeps polluting homes, and your lungs, long after smoking stops.