Selected constituents in the smokes of U. S. commercial cigaretts: tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
One hundred twenty-one brands of United States commercial cigarettes were analyzed for their deliveries of tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide under standard analytical smoking conditions. The sample included both filter and nonfilter cigarettes. Comparisons of carbon monoxide deliveries over the range of observed tar deliveries indicated a very high correlation between CO and tar for filter cigarettes, but nonfilter cigarettes tended to produce much less CO than would have been predicted from their tar deliveries. Comparison of ORNL nicotine values for specific brands with those determined by the Federal Trade Commission yield no statistically significant differences between laboratories. 4 figures, 6 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 6062114
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-6870
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
TOBACCO SMOKES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CORRELATIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
NICOTINE
TABLES
TAR
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
AEROSOLS
ALKALOIDS
AMINES
AZINES
AZOLES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DISPERSIONS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PYRIDINES
PYRROLES
PYRROLIDINES
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)