Table 1. Chemicals that increased by more than 20% over control cigarette smoke.
Chemical | Per mg TPM (published radar plot [16]) | Per Cigarette | Per mg Nicotine |
Ingredient group 1 | |||
Hydrogen cyanide | L H | L H | L H |
Resorcinol | H | L H | L H |
Toluene | H | ||
Cadmium | L | L H | L H |
Lead | L H | L H | |
Arsenic | H | ||
Ingredient group 2 | |||
TPM | H | H | |
Carbon monoxide | H | H | |
Hydrogen cyanide | L H | L H | |
Acrolein | H | ||
Resorcinol | L H | ||
1 3-Butadiene | H | ||
Isoprene | H | ||
Benzene | H | ||
Toluene | H | H | |
Benzo[ghi]perylene | H | ||
Cadmium | H | H | |
Lead | L H | L H | |
Ingredient group 3 | |||
TPM | L | L | |
Hydrogen cyanide | L H | L H | |
Formaldehyde | L H | L H | L H |
Resorcinol | L H | L H | L H |
Chrysene | H | ||
Cadmium | H | L H | L H |
Lead | H | H |
Empty cells indicate changes under 20%. Only chemicals that increased by 20% or more are listed.
L, low level of additives added (typical of actual usage in commercial cigarettes); H, high level (1.5–3 times the low level).