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Tar and nicotine retrieval from fifty‐six brands of cigarettes
Author(s) -
Moore George E.,
Bross Irwin,
Shamberger Raymond,
Bock Fred G.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(1967)20:2<323::aid-cncr2820200221>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - tar (computing) , nicotine , medicine , yield (engineering) , smoke , toxicology , zoology , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , composite material , materials science , programming language , computer science
Tar and nicotine yields of 56 brands of cigarettes are determined. Tar yields range from a low of about 8 mg per cigarette to a high of about 43 mg per cigarette. Nicotine yields, which closely correlate with tar yields in most cases, range from about 0.3 to 2.6 mg per cigarette. There are substantial differences among cigarettes of the same general type. Among cigarettes without filters tar yield depends chiefly on the length of the cigarette. Filter cigarettes show the greatest variability in tar yield, ranging from 8 to 42 mg per cigarette. Among cigarettes with filters tar yield depends on the length of the cigarette and the weight of the filter, longer cigarettes and light‐weight filters being associated with higher tar yields. It seems clear that manufacturers are able to produce cigarettes with almost any yield of tar and nicotine from very low to very high. This potentiality is important in the control of diseases caused by cigarette smoking.