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. 2011 Dec 20;8(12):e1001145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001145

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).