Analysis of Tobacco Smoke Condensates

The applicability of standard methods to determining tar and nicotine in tobacco smoke condensates by the mechanical smoking of cigarettes was assessed for the differentiation of samples satisfying currently accepted hygienic standards. The tar-to-nicotine concentration ratio was proposed as an assessment criterion for characterizing samples in order to reveal off-grade products.__________Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 8, 2005, pp. 881–885.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Uryupin, Fomina.Presented at the International Forum “Analytics and Analysts,” Voronezh, 2003.