Validation of Methods for Determining Consumer Smoked Cigarette Yields from Cigarette Filter Analysis

Methods based on the analyses of cigarette filters have been used to estimate ‘tar’ and nicotine yields to smokers. These methods rely on the measurement of filtration efficiencies (FEs). However FEs may be influenced by both cigarette design features e.g., type of filter and levels of filter ventil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shepperd CJ, St Charles FK, Lien M, Dixon M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2006-10-01
Series:Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0826