A comparative study by electron paramagnetic resonance of free radical species in the mainstream and sidestream smoke of cigarettes with conventional acetate filters and 'bio-filters'

Redox Report

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-171

  Valavanidis, A ^a   Haralambous, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,5 DIMETHYL 1 PYRROLINE 1 OXIDE; ACETIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARCINOGEN; CIGARETTE SMOKE; FREE RADICAL; HEME DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; SCAVENGER; TAR; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ACETATES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALASE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FILTRATION; FREE RADICALS; GREECE; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SMOKE; SMOKING; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TARS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WATER;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0034928018     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/135100001101536274     Document Type: Article

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