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Table 2 Physical and chemical characteristics of the cigarettes tested in this study

From: Real-time assessment of cigarette smoke particle deposition in vitro

 

3R4F cigarette

1mg cigarette

Length (mm)

84

84

Circumference (mm)

24.8

24.8

Filter (mm)

27 (vented)

27 (vented)

Ventilation (%)

29

79

Tar (mg)

9.4*

8.8**

1.0*

0.8**

Nicotine (mg)

0.7*

0.7**

0.1*

0.1**

CO (mg)

12.0*

11.3**

2.0*

2.0**

TPM (mg)

11.0

10.4**

1.0**

H20 (mg)

0.87**

0.02**

Nicotine- free dry particulate matter (NFDPM)

 

* as printed on cigarette pack

 

** in-house analysis (n=5)

 
  1. 3R4F cigarette tar/TPM values obtained from the University of Kentucky website (http://www.ca.uky.edu/refcig).