The role of ammonia in the transfer of nicotine from tobacco to mainstream smoke

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Callicutt, Charlene H ^a   Cox, Richard H ^a   Hsu, Frank ^a   Kinser, Robin D ^a   Laffoon, Susan W ^a   Lee, Peter N ^c   Podraza, Kenneth F ^a   Sanders, Edward B ^b   Seeman, Jeffrey I ^d  

^a Philip Morris USA Research Center   (United States)

^b Philip Morris Europe   (Switzerland)

^c P N Lee Statistics and Computing Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d SaddlePoint Frontiers   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ammonia forming compounds; FTC method; Nicotine; pH; Smoke; Smoke pH; Tobacco; Tobacco pH

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CIGARETTE SMOKE; NICOTINE; TAR; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AMMONIA FORMATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOBACCO;

AMMONIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NICOTINE; SMOKE; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33747873301     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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