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Table 5 Analytical results for metals and radionuclides presented as average ± standard deviation for triplicate measurements

From: Harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) in two novel nicotine pouch products in comparison with regular smokeless tobacco products and pharmaceutical nicotine replacement therapy products (NRTs)

Analyte

Units

Limit of quanification

ZYN (dry)

ZYN (moist)

NRT (lozenge)

NRT (gum)

Snus (pouch)

Moist snuff (loose)

Moist snuff (pouch)

Arsenic

µg/g

0.050

*

*

*

*

0.062 ± 0.002

0.077 ± 0.004

0.083 ± 0.012

Beryllium

µg/g

0.050

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Cadmium

µg/g

0.010

*

*

*

0.043 ± 0.002

0.270 ± 0

0.730 ± 0.010

0.670 ± 0.017

Chromium

µg/g

0.050

0.160 ± 0.036

0.099 ± 0.053

*

0.850 ± 0.030

0.523 ± 0.032

0.490 ± 0.060

0.463 ± 0.045

Lead

µg/g

0.020

*

*

*

0.067 ± 0.003

0.177 ± 0.006

0.203 ± 0.012

0.157 ± 0.012

Mercury

µg/g

0.020

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Nickel

µg/g

0.050

0.067 ± 0.006

*

0.086 ± 0.030

0.243 ± 0.015

0.817 ± 0.046

0.707 ± 0.042

0.800 ± 0.017

Polonium-210

Bq/kg

5.0

*

*

*

*

5.4a

9.0a

8.1a

Selenium

µg/g

0.050

*

*

*

*

0.088 ± 0.006

0.113 ± 0.006

0.067 ± 0.001

Uranium-235

Bq/kg

0.02

*

*

*

0.14 ± 0.04

*

*

*

Uranium-238

Bq/kg

0.25

*

*

*

2.76 ± 0.66

*

*

*

  1. a Based on a single measurement
  2. * The measured analyte was below the quantification limit