绿叶鸟网（www.lvyeniao.cn）原创整理的 > 考研英语作文 Tobacco oke is killing thousands of people ry year and injuring dreds of thousands ry day like children. Federal officials released a massive report that is sparking renewed efforts to ban oking in public places. Secondhand oke has been classified as known carcinogen, this classification is only shared by ten other pollutants.(These pollutants include benzene, aestos and oke inhaled directly from cigarettes. Govenor Mario Cuomo has asked the Legislature to outlaw oking on school grounds and antioking aocates said they would target airlines and fast food chains for similar bans.
The risk of dloping lung cancer due to tobacco oke is 1 in 1,000 for nonokers and 2 in 1,000 for nonoking spouses of okers. Howr, the risk for okers is 70 in ry 1,000.
Passive oking causes between 150,000 and 300,000 cases of bronchitis, pneumoia and similar infections in children less than 18 months old and worsens the condition of between 200,000 and 1 million asthmatic children. It is pointless to allow people to oke in one part of a restaurant and not to allow it in another when ntuallly the nonoking section breathes in the oke.
In conclusion, second hand oke is a human carcinogen that kills about 3,000 U.S. nonokers because of lung cancer annually. Cigarette oke is responsible ffor 150,000 to 300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections in children up to 18 months of age. Tobacco oke is also known to cause the build-up of fluid in the middle ear causing various infections. As one can see it is not recommended for people to oke in public due to the effects it has on okersa s as well as nonokers.
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