Table 2

Concentration of metals leached from smoked cigarette material measured after specified period of soaking

Smoked cigarette material, μg/g
AlBaCdCrCuFeMnNiPbSrTiZn
1 day
Mean value7.833.81*0.2483.9611.725.50.3131.129.890.6466.56
Error±1.06±0.41N/A±0.025±0.59±1.3±3.2±0.079±0.12±1.29±0.066±0.69
Minimum value7.023.56*0.2403.3710.922.90.1871.088.900.6256.20
Maximum value8.893.96*0.2574.5512.528.20.4311.1711.10.6656.82
RSD (%)9.24.0N/A2.0115.07.3232.58.41.83.4
n99N/A999101098911
7 days
Mean value11.06.510.1490.3022.2015.231.50.3421.3514.10.7656.58
Error±1.3±0.92±0.044±0.045±0.6±2.4±4.4±0.059±0.16±1.6±0.082±0.68
Minimum value9.555.540.1030.2711.5412.426.70.2761.2510.90.7226.26
Maximum value11.77.410.1840.3633.1717.735.40.4091.5116.80.8176.78
RSD (%)6.510281126129.8146.95.24.02.5
n89310118981191110
34 days
Mean value8.9210.40.1420.2361.2245.340.10.2981.4223.40.7555.87
Error±1.92±3.0±0.057±0.109±0.46±9.7±4.4±0.223±0.32±2.5±0.099±0.96
Minimum value12.17.20.0790.1280.6330.337.70.0721.1019.30.6815.06
Maximum value6.5215.60.2210.4601.6859.043.50.7212.0627.30.9026.92
RSD (%)1927394536194.874203.58.413
n119111110101091191010
  • * Below detection limit.

  • Error represents square root of the sum of the squared relative errors of the mean concentration (1σ) and mass.

  • RSD, relative standard deviation.