Yields of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide in the sidestream smoke from 15 brands of Canadian cigarettes

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Am. J. Public Health Nation's Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.74.3.228· OSTI ID:7009470

Rickert, W S; Robinson, J C; Collishaw, N

Sidestream smoke yields for 15 brands of cigarettes were determined under conditions where mainstream yields were approximately equal to those used for determining the values which appear on packages of Canadian cigarettes. Sidestream yields of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide were much higher than mainstream yields for all brands tested. The average sidestream-to-mainstream ratios for the 15 brands were 3.5, 6.6, and 6.8 for tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide, respectively. The highest yields of sidestream were obtained from the brands with the lowest mainstream yields.

• Research Organization: LABSTAT Inc., Kitchener, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 7009470
• Journal Information: Am. J. Public Health Nation's Health; (United States), Vol. 74:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON MONOXIDE
YIELDS
TAR
TOBACCO SMOKES
AIR POLLUTION
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
NICOTINE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
VARIATIONS
AEROSOLS
ALKALOIDS
AMINES
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
AZINES
AZOLES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
DRUGS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASYMPATHOLYTICS
PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS
POLLUTION
PYRIDINES
PYRROLES
PYRROLIDINES
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
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