TY - JOUR
T1 - Cigarettes as a source of some trace and heavy metals and pesticides in man
AU - Mussalo-Rauhamaa, Helena
AU - Salmela, Seppo
AU - Leppänen, Annukka
AU - Pyysalo, Heikki
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Trace
and heavy metal and pesticide contents of different tobacco brands sold
in Finland during 1920 to 1984 were determined by atomic absorption
spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with the purpose
of investigating the variation in contents over time. In addition, the
following were studied: (a) the effect of commercial filters in
cigarettes in preventing the inhalation of metals, (b) the transfer of
metals and pesticides to the mainstream smoke; and (c) the correlation
between the cadmium content of adipose tissue of smokers and their
smoking habits. No differences were found in trace and heavy metal
contents of different brands and packs from different decades. The
pesticide residues in tobacco have followed the pattern of their use in
the tobacco plantation. The dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
content of tobacco has decreased during the past 20 yr to about 1/200 of
the peak value, i.e., from 34.5 to 0.17 μg/g. Cigarette filters
significantly prevent the inhalation of cadmium, lead, magnesium, and
iron. The mean content of cadmium in fat tissue of male smokers was four
times that of non-smokers. The difference was statistically
significant.
AB - Trace
and heavy metal and pesticide contents of different tobacco brands sold
in Finland during 1920 to 1984 were determined by atomic absorption
spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with the purpose
of investigating the variation in contents over time. In addition, the
following were studied: (a) the effect of commercial filters in
cigarettes in preventing the inhalation of metals, (b) the transfer of
metals and pesticides to the mainstream smoke; and (c) the correlation
between the cadmium content of adipose tissue of smokers and their
smoking habits. No differences were found in trace and heavy metal
contents of different brands and packs from different decades. The
pesticide residues in tobacco have followed the pattern of their use in
the tobacco plantation. The dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
content of tobacco has decreased during the past 20 yr to about 1/200 of
the peak value, i.e., from 34.5 to 0.17 μg/g. Cigarette filters
significantly prevent the inhalation of cadmium, lead, magnesium, and
iron. The mean content of cadmium in fat tissue of male smokers was four
times that of non-smokers. The difference was statistically
significant.
U2 - 10.1080/00039896.1986.9935765
DO - 10.1080/00039896.1986.9935765
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 49
EP - 55
JO - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
JF - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
SN - 1933-8244
IS - 1
ER -