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For the first time, we show the presence of nitro substituted naphthalenes in both mainstream and sidestream tobacco smoke using electron monochromator-mass spectrometry. Only one mainstream smoke sample showed the presence of 1-nitronaphthalene (1-NN) at 20 pg/cigarette, while all of the sidestream smoke samples showed the presence of 1-NN at levels ranging from 0.40 to 0.60 ng/cigarette and 2-NN at quantities ranging from 1 to 2 ng/cigarette. Additionally, these levels showed a ratio of ~1:3 for 1-NN to 2-NN which demonstrates that the formation of 2-NN is favored under sidestream combustion conditions. No larger ring structure (>2) nitro-aromatics were identified.
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The authors wish to thank Phillip Morris USA and the Colorado Tobacco Research Program for their generous support of this study.
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Havey, C.D., Dane, A.J., Abbas-Hawks, C. et al. Detection of nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mainstream and sidestream tobacco smoke using electron monochromator-mass spectrometry. Environ Chem Lett 7, 331–336 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-008-0174-x
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