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Roll-Your-Own - Hydrogen Cyanide
This tobacco product is becoming increasingly popular, especially among smokers who enjoy the experience of building their own cigarettes. This range of tests analyses the constituents of smoke created when a roll your own cigarette is ignited. The tests use the standard methodology established in the recently published ISO standards.
| Tar |
| Nicotine |
| Carbon monoxide |
| Phenolic compounds |
| Carbonyls |
| Volatile organic compounds |
| Aromatic Amines |
| Pyridine |
| Quinolene |
| Styrene |
| Tobacco specific nitrosamines |
Hydrogen cyanide This molecule has a faint, bitter, almond-like odour that some people are unable to detect due to a genetic trait. Hydrogen cyanide is obtainable from fruits that have a pit, such a cherries, apricots, apples, and bitter almonds. It is speculated that life may have originate from the condensation of hydrogen cyanide which acted as precursor to amino acids and nucleic acids. |
| Ammonia |
| Nitric oxide |
| B[a]P |
| Metals |
| pH |
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