![Timothy Burke on X: "Lawsuits over Kent's asbestos filters (it was the first popular filter cigarette and was massively popular at the time) continue to this day: https://t.co/wmu6A8DcEZ" / X Timothy Burke on X: "Lawsuits over Kent's asbestos filters (it was the first popular filter cigarette and was massively popular at the time) continue to this day: https://t.co/wmu6A8DcEZ" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fl1aUPrXkAMNO9J.png)
Timothy Burke on X: "Lawsuits over Kent's asbestos filters (it was the first popular filter cigarette and was massively popular at the time) continue to this day: https://t.co/wmu6A8DcEZ" / X
![Cross-section of an asbestos-laden cigarette filter. Kent's Micronite filter cigarettes were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r/interestingasfuck Cross-section of an asbestos-laden cigarette filter. Kent's Micronite filter cigarettes were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/cross-section-of-an-asbestos-laden-cigarette-filter-kents-v0-mxqtm6pwbzi91.png?auto=webp&s=06e47b3107c548810502a7816da13b2d623a6397)
Cross-section of an asbestos-laden cigarette filter. Kent's Micronite filter cigarettes were popularly marketed as a "Taste Improvement" and "Kind on the Lungs". : r/interestingasfuck
![Keith Siau on X: "In the 1950s, Kent released the Micronite filter. Laced with blue asbestos, it was marketed as offering “the greatest health protection in cigarette history”. Scientists and educators are Keith Siau on X: "In the 1950s, Kent released the Micronite filter. Laced with blue asbestos, it was marketed as offering “the greatest health protection in cigarette history”. Scientists and educators are](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElL8axyXUAE8y9S.jpg)