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. 2014 Dec 19;9(12):e115305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115305

Table 1. Characteristics of Cigarettes Selected for the Study.

Sample ID Description Length (mm) Circumference (mm) ISOa HCIb
TPMc Nicotine TPMc Nicotine
mg/cig SD mg/cig SD mg/cig SD mg/cig SD
3R4F 3R4F Kentucky Reference 84 24±1.0 9.5 0.5 0.7 0.0 42.9 3.6 1.9 0.1
CM8 Canadian Monitor 8 84 24±1.0 16.0 0.9 1.1 0.0 44.7 2.6 1.9 0.1
BSV Canadian Best Seller 72 24±1.0 13.6 1.1 0.8 0.0 47.7 2.9 1.9 0.1
MIX Mixed blendd 72 24±1.0 17.3 1.1 1.1 0.1 50.3 2.4 2.4 0.1
MBV Copper phthalocyanine containing Filter (MBV) 84 24±1.0 15.5 0.9 1.1 0.1 51.3 3.6 2.4 0.2
SSV Super slim 100 17 11.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 37.1 1.3 2.1 0.1
SSC Super slim, charcoal filter 100 17 11.6 0.7 0.8 0.1 32.7 2.2 1.8 0.1
SSMIX Super slim, mixed blendb 100 17 8.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 35.7 2.2 1.7 0.1

Note. aISO = International Organization for Standardization smoking condition; b = Health Canada Intense smoking condition; c =  PM =  Total Particulate Matter; dMixed blend refers to a tobacco blend of different tobacco types.