Related Topics. The FTA-ABS test is a blood test to detect antibodies to the bacteria Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. This test is used to confirm whether a positive screening test for syphilis means there is a true infection. Reference from A.D.A.M.
Cigarette smoke is a mixture of over 4000 chemicals, many of which are harmful to the human body. Currently all tobacco products available that are smoked deliver substantial amounts of toxic chemicals to their users and those who breathe their smoke.
Here are a few of the chemicals in tobacco smoke and other places they are found: 1  Acetone â found in nail polish remover. 2  Acetic Acid â an ingredient in hair dye. 3  Ammonia â a common household cleaner.4  Arsenic â used in rat poison. 5  Benzene â found in rubber cement. 6  Butane â used in lighter fluid.hen burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are poisonous. Many of these chemicals also are found in consumer products, but these products have warning labels.