An analytical method for the determination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
the mainstream of narghile smoke is presented. The smoke was generated using a digital …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of environmental pollutants created
primarily from incomplete combustion of various organic materials including tobacco …

Burning charcoal is normally placed atop the tobacco to smoke the narghile waterpipe. We
investigated the importance of charcoal as a toxicant source in the mainstream smoke, with …

Very little is known about the quality and quantity of toxicants yielded by the narghile, a
subject of increasing importance as this method of tobacco smoking has become popular all …

Tobacco smoke contains thousands of chemical compounds, including many carcinogenic
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). To determine the concentration ranges of PAHs in …

A smoking machine protocol and yields for “tar”, nicotine, PAH, and CO are presented for the
standard 171-puff steady periodic smoking regimen proposed by Shihadeh et al.[Shihadeh …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one class of chemical compounds that (1) are
present at low to trace levels in unburned cigarette filler, and (2) are predominantly …

The smoke of waterpipe contains numerous substances of health concern, but people
mistakenly believe that this smoking method is less harmful and addictive than cigarettes. An …

Because narghile waterpipe (shisha, hooka) smoking normally involves the use of burning
charcoal, smoke inhaled by the user contains constituents originating from the charcoal in …

Smokeless tobacco contains 28 known carcinogens and causes precancerous oral lesions
and oral and pancreatic cancer. A recent study conducted by our research team identified …