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Vaping exerts a detrimental effect on the airway epithelium, leading to significant cellular damage in the lungs and disruption of mucociliary clearance, both of which are important in the normal functioning and health of the lungs and airways

Exposure to even a trace amount of substances found in cigarettes can have a detrimental, and sometimes even fatal, effect on health 29

+ Major sources of air pollution include: Vehicle emissions - Cars, trucks, and other transportation Industrial emissions - Factories and power plants Wildfires - Increasingly common due to climate change Agricultural burning - Crop residue burning Construction dust - From building activities Residential heating - Wood burning and other fuels

the BPRF is a conservative risk function defined as the 5th quantile curve (for harmful risks) that reflects the smallest harmful effect at each level of exposure consistent with the available evidence