Mainstream Smoke Levels of Volatile Organic Compounds in 50 U.S. Domestic Cigarette Brands Smoked With the ISO and Canadian Intense Protocols.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A significant portion of the increased risk of cancer and respiratory disease from exposure to cigarette smoke is attributed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this study, 21 VOCs were quantified in mainstream cigarette smoke from 50U.S. domestic brand varieties that included high market share brands and 2 Kentucky research cigarettes (3R4F and 1R5F).

Methods

Mainstream smoke was generated under ISO 3308 and Canadian Intense (CI) smoking protocols with linear smoking machines with a gas sampling bag collection followed by solid phase microextraction/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (SPME/GC/MS) analysis.

Results

For both protocols, mainstream smoke VOC amounts among the different brand varieties were strongly correlated between the majority of t

SUBMITTER: Pazo DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5687062 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature