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Comparison of Mineral Contents in Three Different Tobacco Formulations / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences ; (12): 52-58, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-296517
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We identified and quantified a variety of mineral elements in 18 tobacco samples purchased from a Tunisian market. In total, 25 mineral elements have been measured in cigarettes, water pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy following microwave-assisted digestion. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSSTM, version 18.0. The lowest concentrations of all studied elements were observed in water pipe tobacco. Significantly higher concentrations of Al, Fe, Mg, Na, Ca, Cr, and Co were found in smokeless tobacco, while cigarettes brands contained the highest concentrations of K, Mn, Ni, Ba, and Sr. There was no significant difference between the mineral contents of local and foreign cigarettes and conventional and light cigarettes. Our findings demonstrated that local smokeless tobacco appears to be the most hazardous tobacco type. The concentration of minerals in light cigarettes was not significantly different from the concentration in conventional cigarettes.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tobacco / Chemistry / Tobacco, Smokeless / Elements Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Year: 2017 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tobacco / Chemistry / Tobacco, Smokeless / Elements Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Year: 2017 Type: Article