Table 1.
Brand, sample types, average individual element concentrations, and total concentrations (mg/L).
| Brand (Sample Type) | Copper | Zinc | Tin | Nickel | Lead | Total a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BluCig (Unused) |
28.13 ± 9.00 | 2.23 ± 1.43 | 6.12 ± 6.43 | 1.60 ± 1.59 | 0.12 ± 0.12 | 44.86 ± 14.77 |
| BluCig (Gently Used) |
11.90 ± 3.37 | 4.94 ± 0.45 | 0.13 ± 0.08 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 22.89 ± 3.61 |
| BluCig (Heavily Used) |
118.49 ± 20.20 | 30.55 ± 15.19 | 5.92 ± 4.99 | 15.05 ± 7.62 | 2.53 ± 1.52 | 191.26 ± 33.92 |
| BluCig Disposable (Unused) | 44.92 ± 22.04 | 15.32 ± 5.85 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.03 | 68.16 ± 24.97 |
| BluCig Disposable (Gently Used) |
44.94 ± 43.77 | 22.01 ± 24.39 | 0.03 ± 0.03 | N/D | 0.04 ± 0.04 | 73.28 ± 74.20 |
| BluCig Disposable (Heavily Used) | 98.67 ± 30.50 | 49.01 ± 15.14 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.07 | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 163.83 ± 49.83 |
| Greensmoke (Unused) |
4.44 ± 0.24 | 1.46 ± 0.22 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 2.31 ± 2.40 | N/D | 12.31 ± 3.67 |
| Greensmoke (Gently Used) |
373.61 ± 49.19 | 295.79 ± 100.01 | 287.63 ± 129.41 | 41.99 ± 15.34 | 46.76 ± 22.18 | 1478.32 ± 468.04 |
| Greensmoke (Heavily Used) |
424.16 ± 174.56 | 271.66 ± 58.50 | 175.51 ± 70.59 | 71.09 ± 45.18 | 28.24 ± 38.85 | 1292.95 ± 130.38 |
| NJOY NPRO (Unused) |
1161.63 ± 509.25 | 275.19 ± 21.43 | 7.58 ± 5.14 | 63.87 ± 13.57 | 50.24 ± 37.35 | 2214.87 ± 852.53 |
| NJOY NPRO (Gently Used) |
255.55 ± 156.01 | 123.74 ± 58.61 | 1.52 ± 1.34 | 9.33 ± 4.21 | 16.91 ± 13.03 | 542.73 ± 315.95 |
| NJOY NPRO (Heavily Used) |
216.86 ± 187.43 | 93.35 ± 87.09 | 1.25 ± 1.36 | 13.40 ± 14.04 | 6.77 ± 7.78 | 441.06 ± 412.64 |
| SafeCig (Unused) |
909.35 ± 195.84 | 224.51 ± 28.93 | 108.20 ± 74.52 | 32.52 ± 21.93 | 32.79 ± 9.72 | 1661.18 ± 382.00 |
| SafeCig (Gently Used) |
333.10 ± 189.88 | 161.06 ± 69.44 | 74.52 ± 30.36 | 19.63 ± 7.87 | 6.31 ± 6.70 | 772.74 ± 390.48 |
| MarkTen (Gently Used) |
368.91 ± 181.67 | 285.82 ± 137.63 | 0.48 ± 0.05 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.78 ± 0.44 | 916.17 ± 446.43 |
| MarkTen (Heavily Used) |
281.16 ± 115.73 | 210.87 ± 8.9 | 0.20 ± 0.08 | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.92 ± 0.35 | 671.35 ± 193.35 |
| Vuse (Gently Used) |
0.16 ± 0.16 | 0.51 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.07 | 0.24 ± 0.31 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 5.65 ± 0.52 |
| Vuse (Heavily Used) |
0.59 ± 0.52 | 0.92 ± 0.30 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.03 | 6.91 ± 0.46 |
| South Beach Smoke (Unused) | 2.39 ± 1.20 | 1.26 ± 0.28 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 10.07 ± 2.44 |
| South Beach Smoke (Gently Used) | 3.24 ± 2.03 | 2.15 ± 1.23 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 14.23 ± 4.43 |
| South Beach Smoke (Heavily Used) | 5.26 ± 5.29 | 4.74 ± 4.54 | 0.12 ± 0.08 | 0.53 ± 0.64 | 0.23 ± 0.31 | 35.80 ± 14.85 |
| V2 Cig (Unused) |
0.26 ± 0.08 | 0.32 ± 0.03 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | N/D | 11.96 ± 4.77 |
| V2 Cig (Gently Used) |
1.90 ± 1.40 | 1.00 ± 0.79 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.05 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 12.83 ± 2.84 |
| V2 Cig (Heavily Used) |
0.73 ± 0.38 | 0.78 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.25 ± 0.06 | N/D | 32.66 ± 5.81 |
| Vype (Unused) |
70.87 ± 1.76 | 33.30 ± 4.88 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 117.53 ± 5.79 |
| Vype (Gently Used) |
88.55 ± 3.21 | 49.45 ± 0.41 | 0.18 ± 0.18 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 151.47 ± 0.13 |
a Total concentration of all 22 elements measured in the fluids. Abbreviations: N/D; Not Detected, N/M; Not Measured.