Selenium in particulates and gaseous fractions of smoke from cigarettes prepared from tobacco grown on fly-ash-amended soil

Journal Article · · J. Toxicol. Environ. Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:6847125

Gutemann, W H; Lisk, D J; Hoffman, D; Adams, J D

Cigarettes prepared from tobacco grown in pots of soils amended with soft coal fly ash were smoked, and the mainstream and gaseous fractions were analyzed for total selenium concentration. Fly-ash-grown and control (soil-grown) tobaccos contained, respectively, 0.79 and 0.03 ppm selenium. The quantities of selenium (ng per cigarette) found in the mainstream particulate and gaseous fractions were, respectively, 62.4 and 246.0 for the fly-ash-grown and 8.6 and 12.0 for the control treatments. Studies of the absorption, retention, effects, metabolism, and excretion of selenium in the body are reviewed.

• Research Organization: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
• OSTI ID: 6847125
• Journal Information: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 12:2-3; ISSN JTEHD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ASHES
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ELEMENTS
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PLANT GROWTH
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SMOKES
SOILS
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