asbestos in cigarette filters Cross-section of an asbestos-laden filter. Kent's Micronite filter cigarettes were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r/interestingasfuck In 1952, as fear about
In 1952, as fear about smoking and lung cancer began spreading across America, the Lorillard Tobacco Company introduced a new product that promised peace of mind: Kent cigarettes with the revolutionary Micronite Kent cigarettes, introduced in 1952 by the P. Lorillard Company, utilized a Micronite filter made primarily of crocidolite (blue asbestos), one of the most dangerous forms of the mineral. This marketing as Asbestos Cigarette Filters Brands, Uses & Exposure Asbestos History Complete Asbestos Surveys
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