Toxic metal concentrations in cigarettes obtained from US smokers in 2009: results from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) United States survey cohort

RV Caruso, RJ O'Connor, WE Stephens… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Smoking-related diseases can be attributed to the inhalation of many different toxins,
including heavy metals, which have a host of detrimental health effects. The current study …

Toxic metal concentrations in mainstream smoke from cigarettes available in the USA

RS Pappas, MR Fresquez, N Martone… - Journal of analytical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Public health officials and leaders of 168 nations have signaled their concern regarding the
health and economic impacts of smoking by becoming signatory parties to the World Health …

Toxic metals in cigarettes and human health risk assessment associated with inhalation exposure

NU Benson, WU Anake, AE Adedapo… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
This study evaluated the concentrations of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), iron (Fe),
manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in 10 branded cigarettes commonly consumed in …

The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of heavy metals from the butts of smoked and non-smoked cigarettes

A Ghaderi, M Mohammadzadeh… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cigarettes are known as the most popular tobacco in the world. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals in smoked and non-smoked cigarette butts …

Cadmium, lead, and thallium in smoke particulate from counterfeit cigarettes compared to authentic US brands

RS Pappas, GM Polzin, CH Watson… - Food and Chemical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease in the United States. Exposure
to tobacco smoke leads to cancer, heart and lung disease, and addiction. The origin of the …

Human health risk associated with exposure to toxic elements in mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke

SN Behera, H Xian, R Balasubramanian - Science of the total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Toxic particulate elements present in cigarette smoke pose health threats to the life of
smokers due to direct inhalation and at the same time increase health risks to non-smokers …

Levels of heavy metals in popular cigarette brands and exposure to these metals via smoking

MW Ashraf - The Scientific World Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The levels of selected heavy metals in popular cigarette brands sold and/or produced in
Saudi Arabia were determined by graphite furnace‐atomic absorption spectrometry …

Assessment of carcinogenic heavy metal levels in Brazilian cigarettes

GFS Viana, KS Garcia, JA Menezes-Filho - Environmental monitoring and …, 2011 - Springer
Several studies have associated high cancer incidence with smoking habits. According to
IARC, lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), nickel (Ni), and chromium (Cr) are …

Trace metal concentration in different Indian tobacco products and related health implications

S Verma, S Yadav, I Singh - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2010 - Elsevier
Concentrations of seven heavy metals, viz. Cd, Ni, Pb, Cr, Cu, Fe and Zn were determined in
30 samples of various brands of five different tobacco product types easily available in …

Metal concentrations in e-cigarette aerosol samples: a comparison by device type and flavor

A Aherrera, JJ Lin, R Chen, M Tehrani… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The rapid evolution of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products warrants
surveillance of the differences in exposure across device types—modifiable devices …