Gaschromatographic determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aza-arenes, aromatic amines in the particle and vapor phase of mainstream and sidestream smoke of cigarettes.
The present arrangement collects particles and semivolatiles of main- and sidestream smoke and allows a recovery of the trapped substances nearly quantitatively and without impurities. The fractionation procedure allows to separate various groups of carcinogens such as PAH, aza-arenes and aromatic amines for analytical and biological studies. Sidestream smoke contains ten times more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) compared with mainstream smoke. This holds also true for aza-arenes and amines. PAH of the gaseous phases include only 1% of the particle-bound PAH.
D000336:Aerosols; D000588:Amines / Q000032:analysis*; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D012906:Smoke / Q000032:analysis*; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000032:analysis*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
D000336:Aerosols; D000588:Amines; D001372:Aza Compounds; D005740:Gases; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D012906:Smoke; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution