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Smoke Testing - Mainstream - Ammonia

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Understand the key constituents of cigarette smoke created once the tobacco is ignited. Mainstream smoke leaves the mouth end of the cigarette after it passes through the tobacco column and filter, and is inhaled by the smoker.

This range of tests provides data for the following constituents of mainstream smoke. Click on each substance tested for further information and interesting facts.

Tar
Nicotine
Carbon Monoxide
Phenolic compounds                                                       
Carbonyls
Volatile organic compounds
Filter nicotine retention
Aromatic Amines
Pyridine
Quinolene
Styrene
Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines
Hydrogen Cyanide

Ammonia

Joseph Priestly first isolated gaseous ammonia in 1774 which he called ‘alkaline air’. In 1785, Claude Louis Berthollet determined its composition.

Nitric Oxide
B[a]P
Metals
pH

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