Assertion: cigarette butt | /r/MadeOf | arsenic
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text: Studies have shown that cigarette butts contain many toxic chemicals, including arsenic, nicotine, various heavy metals and a class of compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are released into the environment from discarded cigarette butts.
text: Cigarette butts have been found to contain nicotine, arsenic, lead, cadmium, copper, chromium, ethylphenol and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, presenting a clear risk to marine life and other animals.
text: Cigarette butts are made of cellulose acetate and contain several toxins, such as cadmium, lead and arsenic, and in water they break down to microplastics and release toxins in the surrounding waters.