Smoke constituents
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services[1], the following carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke:
| Chemical | Amount (per cigarette) |
|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 980 micrograms to 1.37 milligrams |
| Acrylonitrile | formerly 1 to 2 milligrams. This product was used as a fumigant in tobacco. Its use has since been discontinued. |
| 4-Aminobiphenyl | 0.2 to 23 nanograms per cigarette |
| o-Anisidine Hydrochloride | unknown |
| Arsenic | unknown |
| Benzene | 5.9 to 75 micrograms |
| Beryllium | 0.5 nanograms |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 152 to 400 micrograms |
| Cadmium | 1.7 micrograms |
| 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine | unknown |
| Ethylene oxide | unknown |
| Formaldehyde | unknown |
| Furan | unknown |
| Heterocyclic amines | unknown |
| Hydrazine | 32 micrograms |
| Isoprene | :3.1 milligrams |
| Lead | unknown |
| 2-Naphthylamine | 1.5 to 35 nanograms |
| Nitromethane | unknown |
| N-Nitrosodi-n-Butylamine | 3 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodiethanolamine | 24 to 36 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodiethylamine | up to 8.3 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 5.7 to 43 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine | 1 nanogram |
| 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-Pyridyl)-1-Butanone | up to 4.2 micrograms |
| N-Nitrosonornicotine | 14 micrograms |
| N-Nitrosopiperidine | unknown |
| N-Nitrosopyrrolidine | 113 nanograms |
| N-Nitrososarcosine | 22 to 460 nanograms |
| Polonium-210 | variable, depending on soil and fertilizer used to grow tobacco[2][3] |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon | 28 to 100 milligrams |
| o-Toluidine | 32 nanograms |
| Vinyl chloride | 5.6 to 27 nanograms |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 11th Report on Carcinogens by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
- ^ Radioactive Polonium-210 found in Tobacco (English). American Computer Scientists Association Inc. (2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-20, 2007.
- ^ Polonium's smoky history (2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-20, 2007.

