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. 2022 Oct 3;12:16497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19761-w

Table 5.

Flavouring compounds and acids: Per-puff concentration of e-cigarette vapour emissions and respective method air blanks.

Vapour constituent Unit ePod1.0
Air blank BB57 BB18
Flavouring compounds
Puff count Per consumable 50 50 50
1-Butanol µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOQ  < LOQ
Benzyl acetate µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Ethyl acetate µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Ethyl acetoacetate µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Furfural µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Isoamyl acetate µg puff–1  < LOD 0.76 ± 0.16 0.62 ± 0.04
Isobutyl acetate µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Methyl acetate µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Acids
Puff count Per consumable 50 50 50
Acetic acid µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOD  < LOD
Propionic acid µg puff–1  < LOD  < LOQ  < LOD

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 5). LOD limit of detection, LOQ limit of quantification. More information about the analytical methods and respective LODs and LOQs are under the Supplementary Information (Tables S1 and S2).