Appendix: sample of data disclosed under British Columbia regime. Smoke constituents (in milligrams per cigarette) in Player’s Regular reported to the British Columbia government in October 1998 in accordance with the Tobacco Sales Amendment Act

Smoke constituentMainstream smokeSidestream smoke
Standard ISO testIntense smokingStandard ISO testIntense smoking
Value SD Value SD Value SD Value SD
Ammonia0.01560.000940.02880.00124.7890.4693.5960.512
2-aminonapthalene0.000007350.000000920.00001030.00000150.00003760.00000730.00005570.0000147
1-aminonaphthalene0.00001040.00000090.0000140.00000110.00005850.00001350.000070.0000159
4-aminobiphenyl0.000001330.000000190.000001810.00000040.000009280.00000080.000009890.00000208
3-aminobiphenyl0.000001770.000000280.000002690.000000580.0000170.00000210.00001610.0000025
Benzo(a)pyrene0.000012660.000001250.000018910.000002270.0001190.000006810.00006780.0000065
Formaldehyde0.05040.0130.09090.01480.4010.09050.2630.0334
Acetaldehyde0.8250.12860.9930.1541.3660.29091.0540.1643
Acetone0.3390.05250.5140.0511.2290.61670.5210.0791
Acrolein0.09050.01560.150.02090.2470.05940.2030.0338
Proponaldehyde0.06160.00990.09860.01130.1120.03440.09420.0155
Crotonaldehyde0.01770.00340.04520.00910.0680.030.05540.0162
Methyl ethyl ketone0.06260.01360.130.01560.1520.03230.1140.0188
Butylaldehyde0.03530.00610.05950.00650.07890.02240.05890.0096
Hydrogen cyanide0.1560.01050.310.02870.0960.01120.0940.0087
Mercury0.000005160.000001350.000011320.0000024BDLBDLBDLBDL
Nickel0.000015440.000004660.00002420.0000120.00003320.000015290.00002630.0000024
Lead0.00001870.000002910.00004880.00001090.00005170.000007550.00003330.0000176
Cadmium0.0001310.000008770.0002860.0000520.0005560.000130.0002950.000037
Chromium0.000003530.000000390.00001680.0000050.000050.000019010.00003670.0000078
ArsenicBDLBDLBDLBDLBDLBDLBDLBDL
SeleniumBDLBDLBDLBDLBDLBDLBDLBDL
Nitric oxide0.04740.00490.1070.01381.2610.14931.550.0828
Pyridine0.01720.00180.04230.00360.2190.0130.1420.009
Quinoline0.0004490.0000530.0008010.0000550.008080.000620.005020.00036
Hydroquinone0.08590.00380.1940.00720.1590.01380.1280.0076
Resorcinol0.001410.00020.003740.000460.000590.00020.00910.0003
Catechol0.1030.00630.2460.02560.1390.01560.1160.0092
Phenol0.02910.00230.05460.00690.2820.02730.2610.0234
m+p-Cresol0.01560.00130.03270.00470.06910.00580.06580.0071
o-Cresol0.006040.00030.0110.00070.02680.00170.02520.0018
Tar15.840.4537.2123.380.6622.020.99
Nicotine1.490.053.275.4654.860.143.660.25
Carbon monoxide17.530.2931.80.639.37036.620
1,3-butadiene0.04710.00470.05650.01070.220.0520.0830.018
Isoprene0.3390.02760.2890.051.0360.0980.7020.105
Acrylonitrile0.01170.002270.02110.00150.0720.0090.04190.0055
Benzene0.0580.00710.09030.00680.2290.0230.1350.013
Toluene0.08860.01540.1650.0110.4070.0440.2610.02
Styrene0.006820.002780.02230.00260.0780.0130.05150.0051
  • SD = standard deviation; BDL = below detection level.

  • All laboratory measurements carried out for Imperial Tobacco Ltd by Labstat Inc.