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Secondhand smoke contains harmful gases and particles. At least 250 chemicals are known to be toxic, including more than 50 carcinogens, or cancer-causing agents.

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American Cancer Society
Second Hand Smoke. What is it?
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Secondhand_Smoke-Clean_Indoor_Air.asp.

American Lung Association
Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35422#twelve.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Smoking and Health http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/Factsheets/SecondhandSmoke.htm

The Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke in Maryland
by Hugh Water, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2006/MDhealthcosts.pdf

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/