دراسة و مقارنة تركيز بعض العناصر السامة في بقايا التبغ و أوراق التبغ

Abstract EN

The aim of this study is to investigate the concentration of some toxic metals (Iron, Copper, Zinc, Chrome, Manganese, Cobalt, Lead and Nickel) in five types of cigarettes (Rothmans, Marlboro, Karela Sports and LM) in some of Aden governorate markets_ Sebhau, at a rate of three samples of each type, the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) technique was used to determine these heavy metals.

The results showed that there is a significant increases in the concentration of toxic metals in these types of cigarettes.

The concentration of the toxic metals in the rolling papers were (0.225, 0.223, 0.08, 0.01, 0.06, 0.032, 0.134 and 0.18 ppm) respectively, while the results of the measurement of the toxic elements in tobacco ash (Residue) were (0.309, 0.04, 0.033, 0.005, 0.052, 0.034, 0.115 and 0.264 ppm) respectively.

These results will give a good indicator about each part of the cigarette content percentage of toxic elements, and this will reflect the amount of damage to the health of the smokers.