SCIENTIFIC SERVICES
Smoke Testing - Mainstream - Styrene
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 Styrene is named after the styrax trees from whose sap (bensoin resin) it can be extracted. It has a sweet smell, although high concentrations confer a less pleasant odor. Styrene is the precursor to polystyrene, an important synthetic material. |
| Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines |
| Hydrogen Cyanide |
| Ammonia |
| Nitric Oxide |
| B[a]P |
| Metals |
| pH |
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