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. 2020 Oct 6;95(1):283–298. doi: 10.1007/s00204-020-02924-x

Table 2.

List of compounds analyzed in cigarettes and HTPs and their exposure limit considered for MOE determination

Compound IEL (mg/m3) IEL Origin Cigarettes HTPs ECs
Acetaldehyde 9.0 × 10–3 EPA
Acrolein 2.0 × 10–5 EPA
Formaldehyde 9.0 × 10–3 OEHHA
1,3-Butadiene 2.0 × 10–3 EPA
Acrylonitrile 2.0 × 10–3 EPA
Arsenic 1.5 × 10–5 OEHHA
Cadmium 2.0 × 10–5 OEHHA
Chromium 2.0 × 10–4 OEHHA
Mercury 3.0 × 10–5 OEHHA
Nickel 1.4 × 10–5 OEHHA
Vinyl chloride 2.0 × 10–3 ECHA
Ammonia 2.0 × 10–1 OEHHA
Hydrogen cyanide 9.0 × 10–3 OEHHA
Benzene 3.0 × 10–3 OEHHA
Toluene 3.0 × 10–1 OEHHA
Methyl ethyl ketone 5.0 × 100 EPA
m-Cresol 7.5 × 10–1 ECHA
o-Cresol 7.5 × 10–1 ECHA
p-Cresol 7.5 × 10–1 ECHA
m + p-Cresol 7.5 × 10–1 ECHA
Phenol 2.0 × 10–1 OEHHA
Benzo[a]pyrene 2.0 × 10–6 EPA
Isoprene 8.4 × 100 ECHA
Propionaldehyde 8.0 × 10–3 EPA
Acrylamide 6.0 × 10–3 EPA
Ethylene oxide 3.0 × 10–2 OEHHA
Selenium 1.5 × 10–2 ECHA
Styrene 9.0 × 10–1 OEHHA
Acetone 2.0 × 10+2 ECHA
Propylene oxide 3.0 × 10–2 EPA
Pyridine 6.0 × 10–1 ECHA
Catechol 3.0 × 10–1 ECHA
Hydroquinone 1.1 × 100 ECHA
Resorcinol 1.4 × 100 ECHA
Nicotine 5.6 × 10–3 ECHA

OEHHA: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment; EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; ECHA:European Chemicals Agency; IEL: inhalation exposure limits; HTP: heated tobacco product; EC: electronic cigarette