Levels of Heavy Metals in Popular Cigarette Brands and Exposure to These Metals via Smoking
Table 2
The weight of 20 cigarettes (g) concentration of Cd in μg g−1 (dry weight) and average estimated amount of Pb passed to main stream smoke for 20 cigarettes a day in 20 different cigarette brands.a
No.
Brand name
Weight of 20 cigarettes (g)
Mean ± S.D. (μg g−1)
Estimated amount of Cd in stream smoke (μg)
(1)
Gold Coast
12.82
1.97 ± 0.04
0.51
(2)
Monte Carlo
13.95
2.66 ± 0.09
0.74
(3)
Gauloises
13.85
1.30 ± 0.03
0.36
(4)
Winston
12.75
2.60 ± 0.07
0.66
(5)
Dunhill
11.95
0.97 ± 0.05
0.23
(6)
Salem
13.72
1.93 ± 0.05
0.53
(7)
Merit
12.70
1.53 ± 0.03
0.39
(8)
Gitanes
12.87
2.51 ± 0.02
0.65
(9)
Camel
12.30
0.91 ± 0.07
0.22
(10)
Marlboro
11.77
0.78 ± 0.02
0.18
(11)
Kent
14.12
0.83 ± 0.06
0.23
(12)
Wills
12.35
1.73 ± 0.04
0.43
(13)
Parliament
12.61
2.13 ± 0.02
0.54
(14)
Carlton
14.66
2.58 ± 0.05
0.76
(15)
Garam
12.55
1.95 ± 0.03
0.49
(16)
Gold Leaf
12.89
2.11 ± 0.07
0.54
(17)
Davidoff
13.17
0.92 ± 0.07
0.24
(18)
Vogue
12.83
2.40 ± 0.04
0.62
(19)
Rothman
13.99
2.78 ± 0.07
0.78
(20)
L & M
13.10
2.13 ± 0.03
0.56
aThe results were calculated for five replicate determinations.
