Table 3 Concentrations of mainstream bidi smoke compounds detected by GC–MS analysis following methanol extraction of Asset-32 sorbent tubes
From: Analysis of chemical constituents in mainstream bidi smoke
Compound | Concentration (μg/puff) | RSDa |
|---|---|---|
3-Methylpyridine | 39.0 ± 2.6 | 6.8 |
Styrene | 7.2 ± 1.2 | 16.6 |
Cotinine | 10.0 ± 3.6 | 36.4 |
Nicotine | 497 ± 188 | 37.8 |
Furfural | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 11.4 |
2-Furanmethanol | 13.5 ± 3.0 | 22.4 |
Phenol | 38.5 ± 1.1 | 6.8 |
2-Methylphenol | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 16.5 |
4-Methylphenol | 15.1 ± 1.4 | 9.5 |
2-Methoxyphenol | 17.1 ± 0.9 | 5.3 |
2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol | 3.4 ± 0.02 | 0.5 |