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ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2015

The environmental and health impacts of tobacco agriculture, cigarette manufacture and consumption.

Thomas E Novotny, Stella Aguinaga Bialous, Lindsay Burt, Clifton Curtis, Vera Luiza da Costa, Silvae Usman Iqtidar, Yuchen Liu, Sameer Pujari, Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet

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Article in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Modelling the global economic costs of tobacco product waste.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2022
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  12. Using MPOWER policies to address tobacco impact on the environment.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022
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  17. The value of studying supply chains for tobacco control.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Thomas E NovotnyGraduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States of America (USA).
Stella Aguinaga BialousSchool of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA .
Lindsay BurtMaxwell School Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, New York, USA .
Clifton CurtisThe Cigarette Butt Pollution Project, Washington, USA .
Vera Luiza da CostaSecretariat for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Geneva, Switzerland .
Silvae Usman IqtidarMaxwell School Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, New York, USA .
Yuchen LiuSimon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada .
Sameer PujariTobacco Free Initiative, World Health Organization, avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .
Edouard Tursan d'EspaignetTobacco Free Initiative, World Health Organization, avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .

Funding

Tobacco Companies, Public Policy and Global HealthR01CA091021 · NCI · U OF L LONDON SCH/HYGIENE &TROPICAL MED · PI LEE, KELLEY · 2001 to 2018
$5.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA091021World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The health consequences of tobacco use are well known, but less recognized are the significant environmental impacts of tobacco production and use. The environmental impacts of tobacco include tobacco growing and curing; product manufacturing and distribution; product consumption; and post-consumption waste. The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control addresses environmental concerns in Articles 17 and 18, which primarily apply to tobacco agriculture. Article 5.3 calls for protection from policy interference by the tobacco industry regarding the environmental harms of tobacco production and use. We detail the environmental impacts of the tobacco life-cycle and suggest policy responses.

Indexed as

Tobacco IndustryAgricultureCarbon DioxideDeveloping CountriesEnvironmentEnvironmental ExposureHealth PolicyHumansInterprofessional RelationsOccupational ExposurePesticidesSmokingTobacco ProductsWorld Health OrganizationCarbon DioxidePesticides

Identifiers

PMID26668440
PMCPMC4669730

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