Toxicant | Cigarette only | Waterpipe only | Dual cigarettes and waterpipe |
---|---|---|---|
1. Plasma nicotine | 15.9 | 12.4 | 71.7 |
2. Expired carbon monoxide | 6.0 | 24.9 | 69.2 |
3. Tobacco-specific nitrosamines | |||
NNK | 16.3 | 11.9 | 71.8 |
4. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | |||
Naphthalene | 15.6 | 12.8 | 71.6 |
Fluorene (1-Fluor) | 18.7 | 8.9 | 72.4 |
Fluorene (2-Fluor) | 17.7 | 10.2 | 72.2 |
Fluorene (3-Fluor) | 19.7 | 7.6 | 72.7 |
Phenanthrene | 11.2 | 18.3 | 70.5 |
Pyrene | 10.0 | 19.8 | 70.2 |
5. Volatile organic chemicals | |||
Ethylene oxide | 15.0 | 13.5 | 71.5 |
Acrylonitrate | 20.6 | 6.5 | 72.9 |
Acrolein | 23.0 | 3.5 | 73.5 |
Propylene oxide | 14.5 | 14.1 | 71.4 |
1,3-Butadiene | 18.8 | 8.7 | 72.4 |
Acrylamide | 13.0 | 16.0 | 71.0 |
Benzene | 6.3 | 24.4 | 69.3 |
NNK, nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone.