title: Determination of cadmium and lead in different cigarette brands in Jordan.
abstract: Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) concentrations in different cigarette brands sold and/or produced in Jordan were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS). Average levels of Cd and Pb in different cigarette brands in Jordan were 2.64 and 2.67 microg g(-1) (DW), respectively. The results obtained in this study estimate the average quantity of Cd inhaled from smoking one packet of 20 cigarettes to be in the range of 3.65-7.30 microg. Results suggest that the quantity of Pb inhaled of smoking one packet of 20 cigarettes, is estimated to be 0.74-2.22 microg. The concentrations of Cd and Pb in cigarettes were significantly different between cigarette brands tested. Our results were compared with other worldwide studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. massadeh@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: Adnan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Massadeh
authors.forename: Feras Q
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Alali
authors.forename: Qasem M
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Jaradat
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D007597:Jordan; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D012907:Smoking; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead