Irritants in cigarette smoke plumes

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Am. J. Public Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.72.11.1283· OSTI ID:6571218

Ayer, H E; Yeager, D W

Concentrations of the irritants formaldehyde and acrolein in side stream cigarette smoke plumes are up to three orders of magnitude above occupational limits, readily accounting for eye and nasal irritation. ''Low-tar'' cigarettes appear at least as irritating as other cigarettes. More than half the irritant is associated with the particulate phase of the smoke, permitting deposition throughout the entire respiratory tract and raising the issue of whether formaldehyde in smoke is associated with bronchial cancer.

• Research Organization: Institute of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH
• OSTI ID: 6571218
• Journal Information: Am. J. Public Health; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Public Health; (United States) Vol. 72:11; ISSN AJHEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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