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.