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THE CHANGING CIGARETTE: CHEMICAL STUDIES AND BIOASSAYS
Table 4.1 (continued) Major constituents of the vapor phase of the mainstream smoke of
nonfilter cigarettes
Compound a Concentration/cigarette (% of total effluent)
Acetaldehyde 400–1400 µg
Acrolein 60–140 µg
Other volatile aldehydes (6) 80–140 µg
Acetone 100–650 µg
Other volatile ketones (3) 50–100 µg
Methanol 80–180 µg
Other volatile alcohols (7) 10–30 µg
Acetonitrile 100–150 µg
Other volatile nitriles (10) 50–80 µg b
Furan 20–40 µg
Other volatile furans (4) 45–125 µg b
Pyndine 20–200 µg
Picolines (3) 15–80 µg
3-Vinylpyridine 10–30 µg
Other volatile pyridines (25) 20–50 µg b
Pyrrole 0.1–10 µg
Pyrrolidine 10–18 µg
N-Methylpyrrolidine 2.0–3.0 µg
Volatile pyrazines (18) 3.0–8.0 µg
Methylamine 4–10 µg
Other aliphatic amines (32) 3–10 µg
a Numbers in parentheses represent the individual compounds identified in a given group.
b Estimate.
Table 4.2 Major constituents of the particulate matter of the mainstream smoke of nonfilter
cigarettes
Compound a �g/cigarette b
Nicotine 1000–3000
Nornicotine 50–150
Anatabine 5–15
Anabasine 5–12
Other tobacco alkaloids (17) na
Bipyridyls (4) 10–30