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Smoke Testing - Sidestream - pH

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These are the constituents of smoke which originate from the cigarette tip. This range allows you to test the series of chemicals which contribute to the complex mixture of chemicals found in the environment as the result of smoking.

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

Tar
Nicotine
Carbon Monoxide
Phenolic compounds                                                       
Carbonyls
Volatile organic compounds
Aromatic Amines
Pyridine
Quinolene
Styrene
Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines
Hydrogen Cyanide
Ammonia
Nitric Oxide
B[a]P
Metals

pH

pH, standing for "power of hydrogen",  was first introduced by Danish chemist Søren Peder Lauritz Sørensen at the Carlsberg Larboratory in 1909. pH describes the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions in solution.

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