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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Anal Toxicol. 2015 Jun 7;39(7):545–550. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkv069

Table 2.

Concentrations of mercury in little cigar tobacco and mainstream smoke.*

Tobacco Mercury Concentration (ng/g ± standard deviation) ISO Mainstream Smoke Mercury Concentration (ng/cigar ± standard deviation) Intense Mainstream Smoke Mercury Concentration (ng/cigar ± standard deviation) Tobacco Mass (g)/Mean ISO Puffs per Little Cigar/Mean Intense Puffs per Little Cigar
Al Capone 21.3 ± 0.6 7.5 ± 1.1 9.6 ± 0.5 0.943 / 17.36 / 18.16
Captain Black 22.8 ± 0.8 5.3 ± 0.2 7.1 ± 0.6 1.015 / 9.964 / 10.82
Cheyenne Full Flavor 20.5 ± 1.0 4.4 ± 0.2 6.5 ± 1.0 0.976 / 12.48 / 16.66
Clipper Black Red 21.8 ± 0.7 * * 1.024 / * / *
Hav-A-Tampa Natural 24.9 ± 0.7 4.6 ± 0.3 8.1 ± 0.6 0.877 / 12.46 / 14.66
Murano Regular 21.3 ± 0.4 5.4 ± 0.2 7.7 ± 0.1 1.033 / 11.06 / 14.44
Muriel Sweets 22.9 ± 0.6 6.9 ± 1.2 8.3 ± 0.4 0.839 / 14.96 / 14.44
Phillies 24.2 ± 0.7 6.0 ± 0.3 8.5 ± 0.8 0.939 / 13.00 / 17.58
Prime Time Blueberry 19.4 ± 0.9 4.7 ± 0.4 6.6 ± 0.4 1.125 / 9.70 / 12.34
Remington Full Flavor 18.1 ± 0.8 5.1 ± 0.4 6.8 ± 0.3 0.961 / 11.18 / 13.34
Santa Fe Original 22.5 ± 0.6 3.0 ± 0.4 7.4 ± 0.7 1.054 / 18.28 / 18.96
Smokers Best Lights 22.1 ± 0.5 2.6 ± 0.3 7.1 ± 0.5 1.004 / 14.62 / 16.32
Smokers Best Menthol 20.9 ± 0.5 2.6 ± 0.4 6.6 ± 0.6 0.966 / 14.24 / 15.74
Swisher Sweets 19.1 ± 0.8 4.2 ± 0.3 6.5 ± 0.6 0.899 / 9.18 / 10.64
Vaquero Natural 17.9 ± 0.8 2.8 ± 0.2 5.5 ± 0.4 0.940 / 11.28 / 12.8
Vendetta 18.1 ± 0.7 5.1 ± 0.5 7.0 ± 0.5 1.094 / 10.98 / 13.86
Winchester Classic 18.3 ± 0.9 3.1 ± 0.2 5.2 ± 0.4 0.789 / 9.20 / 10.96
*

Insufficient stock for these determinations. All brand names are trademarks of the respective manufacturers.