Table 5 Literature values for B[a]P in smokeless products
From: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in US and Swedish smokeless tobacco products
Product category | Country | B[a]P this study (ng/g DWB) | B[a]P literature values (ng/g DWB) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CT | US | 2.72 – 10.6 | BDL–NQ | [11] |
1.2 – 8 | [21] | |||
DS | US | 6.1 – 122 | 0.1 – 90 | [8] |
0.7–118 | [21] | |||
HP | US | 0.66 – 1.28 | 0.4 | [10] |
0.3–0.4 | [21] | |||
MS | US | 35.8 – 167 | 0.1 – 63 | [8] |
19.3 | [10] | |||
30.1–57.3 | [22] | |||
21.1–83.2 | [11] | |||
13–102 | [12] | |||
0.6–193 | [21] | |||
Plug | US | 3.3 | 5.4 | [21] |
Snus | Swedish | 1.58 – 5.23 | 1.99 | [10] |
1.59–2.08 | [11] | |||
1.1 average | [13] | |||
0.3–4.1 | [21] | |||
SP | US | 117 | 1.8–88.5 | [21] |
Miscellaneous | India | N/A | 0.1–940 | [23] |
Other styles of STP | ||||
Masheri1 | India | N/A | 27.0 – 119 | [9] |
Spit Free2 | US | N/A | <1.02–10.5 | [22] |
<1.6–15.6 | [12] | |||
Dry Snuff | UK | N/A | 11.8 – 18.6 | [11] |
Gutkha3 | UK & Asia | N/A | 0.4–1.28 | [10] |
18.3 | [11] | |||
Zarda4 | Asia | N/A | 0.32–8.89 | [10] |