{
  "id": 6614899,
  "title": "Disposable vapes pose hidden environmental threat, researchers warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/disposable-vapes-pose-hidden-environmental-threat-researchers-warn",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-disposable-vapes-pose-hidden-environmental.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Vaping isn't just annoying to passersby who have to walk through clouds of vapor but may be actively harmful to the environment, a new study says. Discarded nicotine vapes contain extremely high levels of lead and other heavy metals in their remaining cache of e-liquid, researchers report in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}