Table 6.
Ammonia and Toxic Metal and Metalloid Concentrations in SPECTRUM Cigarette Filler Tobacco
| Product Code | NH3 mg/g | Be (µg/g) | Cr (µg/g) | Mn (µg/g) | Co (µg/g) | Ni (µg/g) | As (µg/g) | Se (µg/g) | Cd (µg/g) | Hg (µg/g) | Pb (µg/g) | U (µg/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC100 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 0.016 ± 0.002 | 1.08 ± 0.08 | 153 ± 2 | 0.51 ± 0.07 | 1.76 ± 0.19 | 0.105 ± 0.008 | 0.077 ± 0.008 | 0.97 ± 0.05 | 0.0234 ± 0.0007 | 0.82 ± 0.07 | 0.028 ± 0.002 |
| NRC101 | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 0.015 ± 0.002 | 0.89 ± 0.03 | 158 ± 3 | 0.49 ± 0.04 | 1.53 ± 0.08 | 0.105 ± 0.010 | 0.080 ± 0.012 | 0.96 ± 0.04 | 0.0237 ± 0.0007 | 0.64 ± 0.04 | 0.026 ± 0.004 |
| NRC102 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 0.018 ± 0.001 | 1.00 ± 0.15 | 154 ± 5 | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 1.61 ± 0.15 | 0.114 ± 0.012 | 0.072 ± 0.006 | 0.91 ± 0.04 | 0.0235 ± 0.0007 | 0.63 ± 0.03 | 0.027 ± 0.003 |
| NRC103 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 0.018 ± 0.002 | 0.94 ± 0.18 | 210 ± 9 | 0.57 ± 0.04 | 1.57 ± 0.13 | 0.104 ± 0.012 | 0.090 ± 0.007 | 1.00 ± 0.06 | 0.0209 ± 0.0004 | 0.57 ± 0.07 | 0.024 ± 0.001 |
| NRC104 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 0.017 ± 0.002 | 1.05 ± 0.16 | 197 ± 11 | 0.52 ± 0.04 | 1.67 ± 0.18 | 0.118 ± 0.009 | 0.080 ± 0.015 | 0.96 ± 0.04 | 0.0210 ± 0.0005 | 0.58 ± 0.03 | 0.025 ± 0.002 |
| NRC105 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 0.018 ± 0.002 | 0.98 ± 0.09 | 208 ± 5 | 0.58 ± 0.03 | 1.73 ± 0.13 | 0.109 ± 0.003 | 0.078 ± 0.008 | 0.98 ± 0.03 | 0.0217 ± 0.0004 | 0.59 ± 0.06 | 0.025 ± 0.001 |
| NRC200 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 0.017 ± 0.003 | 1.21 ± 0.13 | 222 ± 3 | 0.58 ± 0.05 | 1.73 ± 0.17 | 0.113 ± 0.010 | 0.087 ± 0.006 | 1.00 ± 0.02 | 0.0211 ± 0.0007 | 0.55 ± 0.05 | 0.025 ± 0.002 |
| NRC201 | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 0.018 ± 0.002 | 1.21 ± 0.09 | 211 ± 5 | 0.58 ± 0.05 | 1.78 ± 0.23 | 0.116 ± 0.010 | 0.088 ± 0.013 | 1.03 ± 0.04 | 0.0218 ± 0.0007 | 0.61 ± 0.07 | 0.027 ± 0.001 |
| NRC300 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 0.017 ± 0.001 | 1.13 ± 0.12 | 196 ± 4 | 0.54 ± 0.02 | 1.65 ± 0.08 | 0.106 ± 0.003 | 0.083 ± 0.007 | 0.97 ± 0.04 | 0.0207 ± 0.0004 | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.027 ± 0.002 |
| NRC301 | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 0.018 ± 0.002 | 1.17 ± 0.13 | 214 ± 7 | 0.59 ± 0.04 | 1.72 ± 0.14 | 0.107 ± 0.006 | 0.088 ± 0.011 | 0.99 ± 0.04 | 0.0209 ± 0.0005 | 0.57 ± 0.03 | 0.026 ± 0.001 |
| NRC302 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 0.018 ± 0.001 | 1.21 ± 0.11 | 206 ± 7 | 0.57 ± 0.04 | 1.79 ± 0.11 | 0.106 ± 0.007 | 0.069 ± 0.005 | 1.02 ± 0.01 | 0.0229 ± 0.0009 | 0.61 ± 0.01 | 0.027 ± 0.001 |
| NRC400 | 3.1 ± 0.1 | 0.017 ± 0.001 | 1.29 ± 0.20 | 200 ± 4 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 1.70 ± 0.15 | 0.116 ± 0.007 | 0.082 ± 0.014 | 1.02 ± 0.04 | 0.0214 ± 0.0007 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 0.026 ± 0.001 |
| NRC401 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | 0.019 ± 0.002 | 1.05 ± 0.04 | 190 ± 5 | 0.54 ± 0.05 | 1.53 ± 0.08 | 0.106 ± 0.008 | 0.074 ± 0.003 | 0.94 ± 0.03 | 0.0208 ± 0.0003 | 0.54 ± 0.03 | 0.027 ± 0.001 |
| NRC402 | 3.2 ± 0.1 | 0.019 ± 0.003 | 1.33 ± 0.18 | 188 ± 6 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 1.71 ± 0.11 | 0.116 ± 0.009 | 0.078 ± 0.009 | 0.94 ± 0.06 | 0.0203 ± 0.0002 | 0.57 ± 0.06 | 0.034 ± 0.004 |
| NRC404 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 0.019 ± 0.002 | 1.12 ± 0.09 | 196 ± 3 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 1.60 ± 0.08 | 0.117 ± 0.012 | 0.079 ± 0.007 | 1.00 ± 0.06 | 0.0213 ± 0.0007 | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 0.031 ± 0.002 |
| NRC405 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | 0.020 ± 0.002 | 1.11 ± 0.11 | 200 ± 5 | 0.51 ± 0.05 | 1.63 ± 0.07 | 0.118 ± 0.005 | 0.079 ± 0.006 | 0.99 ± 0.02 | 0.0208 ± 0.0006 | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.031 ± 0.001 |
| NRC500 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 0.018 ± 0.003 | 1.12 ± 0.03 | 196 ± 2 | 0.44 ± 0.03 | 1.35 ± 0.11 | 0.126 ± 0.008 | 0.073 ± 0.013 | 0.99 ± 0.05 | 0.0209 ± 0.0003 | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.032 ± 0.002 |
| NRC501 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 0.017 ± 0.002 | 1.34 ± 0.07 | 176 ± 3 | 0.47 ± 0.02 | 1.65 ± 0.07 | 0.121 ± 0.005 | 0.072 ± 0.007 | 0.97 ± 0.03 | 0.0206 ± 0.0004 | 0.54 ± 0.02 | 0.032 ± 0.003 |
| NRC600 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 0.014 ± 0.002 | 1.25 ± 0.08 | 180 ± 2 | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 1.58 ± 0.08 | 0.145 ± 0.005 | 0.067 ± 0.008 | 0.98 ± 0.06 | 0.0213 ± 0.0017 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.031 ± 0.002 |
| NRC601 | 2.7 ± 0.1 | 0.014 ± 0.001 | 1.14 ± 0.12 | 169 ± 6 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 1.42 ± 0.11 | 0.143 ± 0.008 | 0.069 ± 0.010 | 0.95 ± 0.04 | 0.0203 ± 0.0014 | 0.45 ± 0.04 | 0.030 ± 0.002 |
| NRC602 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 0.016 ± 0.003 | 1.18 ± 0.12 | 209 ± 5 | 0.48 ± 0.04 | 1.54 ± 0.09 | 0.134 ± 0.008 | 0.064 ± 0.010 | 1.04 ± 0.07 | 0.0192 ± 0.0005 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.031 ± 0.002 |
| NRC700 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 0.013 ± 0.001 | 1.17 ± 0.11 | 163 ± 5 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 1.50 ± 0.10 | 0.168 ± 0.014 | 0.043 ± 0.008 | 1.08 ± 0.05 | 0.0181 ± 0.0005 | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.034 ± 0.003 |
| NRC701 | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 0.013 ± 0.002 | 1.29 ± 0.10 | 171 ± 1 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 1.64 ± 0.06 | 0.177 ± 0.009 | 0.048 ± 0.006 | 1.11 ± 0.05 | 0.0183 ± 0.0009 | 0.40 ± 0.01 | 0.036 ± 0.001 |
Table 6. Mean results ± standard deviation for quintuplicate analyses of SPECTRUM cigarette filler tobacco for 11 inorganic analytes (µg/g