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Table 4 Percentage relative error for the gas bag measurements

From: Evaluation of an online, real-time, soft-photon ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometer for mainstream tobacco smoke analysis

Analyte

Meana

Minimum

Maximum

Acetaldehyde

− 35.7

− 36.2

− 34.8

Acetone

− 16.0

− 16.3

− 15.2

1,3-Butadiene

9.7

3.2

16.1

2-Butanone

− 8.1

− 10.8

− 5.6

Benzene

− 3.8

− 5.2

− 2.0

Isoprene

14.3

12.9

14.7

Toluene

0.35

− 0.36

1.78

  1. aDetermined from 120 puffs across six concentrations for all analytes except acetaldehyde (100 puffs across five concentrations)