Environmental Factor February 2022: E cigarettes expose users to toxic metals such as arsenic, lead What's in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium With more vapes getting thrown away every year, it's become a growing environmental problem. Vapes contain heavy metals, nicotine, and other chemicals, which leach toxic pollutants into the soil and waterways when Disposable vapes contain 'more toxic metals than 19 cigarette packs' Understanding the Hidden Health Risks of Vaping UL Research Institutes