When someone vapes around others they expose them to 'second hand aerosol'. But what happens to that aerosol then? Does it disappear or is it like cigarette smoke and stays around, sticking to Secondhand smoke and secondhand aerosol Do electronic cigarettes create thirdhand chemical residue? Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center Is Second Hand Vape Smoke Dangerous? RxLeaf Effect of second hand fumes from vaping on young lungs