Arsenic Concentration in Tobacco by ICPAES. Elizabeth Haggstrom; Matthew Jones; Shannon Williamson.   2006.

 

Abstract:

As, Cd, and Cr all have been found to exist in tobacco.  We set out to fine out how much of each of these metals were found in a typical additive and a non-additive cigarette. Through the use of ICP-AES we were able to find the following concentrations of As in four different brands of cigarettes:   American Spirit: 12185 ng/cig+/-6.0%, Camel: 2291 ng/cig +/-80%, Marlboro: 5915 ng/cig +/-42%, Winston: 1376 ng/cig+/-30%.