Comparison of Mineral Contents in Three Different Tobacco Formulations.

Ikram Houas; Hassen Teyeb; Arancha Rochina-marco; Wahiba Douki; Mohamed Fadhel Najjar; Lotfi Gaha; Maria Luisa Cervera

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Comparison of Mineral Contents in Three Different Tobacco Formulations.

Author: Ikram HOUAS ^{1
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2} ; Hassen TEYEB ³ ; Arancha ROCHINA-MARCO ⁴ ; Wahiba DOUKI ¹ ; Mohamed Fadhel NAJJAR ⁵ ; Lotfi GAHA ³ ; Maria Luisa CERVERA ⁴ ; ⁴
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1. Research Laboratory 'Vulnerability to Psychotic Disorders LR 05 ES 10', Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
2. Biochemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir 5000, Tunisia.
3. Research Laboratory 'Vulnerability to Psychotic Disorders LR 05 ES 10', Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia.
4. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Burjassot 46100, Spain.
5. Biochemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir 5000, Tunisia.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Elements; Tobacco; chemistry; Tobacco, Smokeless; analysis
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2017;30(1):52-58
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: We identified and quantified a variety of mineral elements in 18 tobacco samples purchased from a Tunisian market. In total, 25 mineral elements have been measured in cigarettes, water pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy following microwave-assisted digestion. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSSTM, version 18.0. The lowest concentrations of all studied elements were observed in water pipe tobacco. Significantly higher concentrations of Al, Fe, Mg, Na, Ca, Cr, and Co were found in smokeless tobacco, while cigarettes brands contained the highest concentrations of K, Mn, Ni, Ba, and Sr. There was no significant difference between the mineral contents of local and foreign cigarettes and conventional and light cigarettes. Our findings demonstrated that local smokeless tobacco appears to be the most hazardous tobacco type. The concentration of minerals in light cigarettes was not significantly different from the concentration in conventional cigarettes.