Table 4 Concentrations of nicotine (mg/bidi) for different size fractions of the particulate phase of bidi smoke as measured by GC–MS analysis
From: Analysis of chemical constituents in mainstream bidi smoke
Bidi/cigarette | Filter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A (> 2.50 μm) | B (1.0–2.50 μm) | C (0.50–1.0 μm) | D (0.25–0.50 μm) | L (< 0.25 μm) | |
Grape bidi | 0.39 ± 0.005 | 0.17 ± 0.002 | 0.16 ± 0.001 | 0.65 ± 0.006 | 18.21 ± 0.12 |
Vanilla bidi | 0.66 ± 0.019 | 0.17 ± 0.003 | 0.11 ± 0.001 | 0.60 ± 0.001 | 20.20 ± 0.23 |