Effect of charcoal-containing cigarette filters on gas phase volatile organic compounds in mainstream cigarette smoke

Tobacco Control

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Polzin, Gregory M ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Hearn, B A ^a   Tavakoli, A D ^a   Vaughan, C ^a   Ding, Y S ^a   Ashley, D L ^a   Watson, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; NICOTINE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

CHARCOAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FILTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NICOTINE; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 60549114079     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2007.022517     Document Type: Article

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