A plume of vape smoke labelled with its contents including: Arsenic, found in rat poison; Formaldehyde, found in preservation morgues; Acetonitrile, found in car exhaust fumes; Benzene, found in gasoline; Xylene, found in paint stripper; Chlorine, found in bleach; Cadmium, found in batteries; Acrolein, found in week killer; Toluene, found in aviation fuel; Glyoxal, found in hospital-grade disinfectant.

What’s Hiding in a Vape?

What
DISPLAY
When
General information
Melbourne Museum, Ground Floor Foyer
Tickets
Free

Museums Victoria is proud to partner with VicHealth in educating and supporting a new generation of Australians around the dangers of vaping and nicotine addiction with a pop-up display.

Around a third of young Australians aged 12 to 17 years old have tried vaping and most young people who vape have never used traditional cigarettes, yet only one in three young people and parents understand the contents of a vape.

VicHealth has created an eye-opening 'vape cloud' representing the toxic chemicals found in vapes. Presented alongside doctor’s insights and linking to resources to support conversations at home, the pop-up is on display now at Melbourne Museum.

Partner

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