Chapter 10 
Table 2 
Influence of puff duration on machine yields 
Yield (mg/cigarette)® 
Tar 
Nicotine 
Carbon Monoxide 
Brand 1 .6 2.3 
(FTC tar) Seconds Seconds 
1 .6 2.3 
Seconds Seconds 
1.6 
Seconds 
2.3 
Seconds 
B (1 mg) 
2 
2 
0.3 
0.3 
1 
1 
D (4 mg) 
8 
7 
0.8 
0.7 
10 
8 
E (6 mg) 
12 
10 
0.8 
0.8 
15 
12 
G (9 mg) 
15 
14 
1.4 
1.3 
15 
12 
K (13 mg) 
23 
22 
2.1 
2.1 
19 
17 
T (15 mg) 
25 
27 
2.2 
2.4 
27 
24 
X (25 mg) 
38 
39 
3.6 
3.7 
22 
20 
® 35-mL puff, 30-second interval. 
Source: Darrall, 1988. 
Table 3 
Influence of puff volume 
on 
machine yields 
Yield (mg/cigarette)^ 
Tar 
Nicotine 
Carbon Monoxide 
Brand (FTC tar) 
35 mL 40 mL 
35 mL 
40 mL 
35 mL 
40 mL 
(B) KS-UM-V (1 mg) 
2 
3 
0.3 
0.4 
1 
1 
(D) KS-EM-V (4 mg) 
7 
10 
0.7 
1.0 
8 
11 
(G) KS-V (9 mg) 
14 
16 
1.3 
1.7 
12 
15 
(H) Regular-V (12 mg) 
21 
21 
0.9 
1.0 
25 
25 
(K) KS-V (13 mg) 
22 
24 
2.1 
2.2 
17 
17 
(0) KS-NV (14 mg) 
22 
24 
2.0 
2.3 
21 
22 
(P) KS-NV (14 mg) 
24 
28 
1.6 
2.4 
18 
24 
(W) Regular-NF (16 mg) 
27 
26 
2.1 
2.4 
16 
14 
P<) Regular-NF (25 mg) 
39 
44 
3.7 
4.2 
20 
21 
® 2.3-second duration, 30-second frequency. 
Key: KS = king size; UM = ultramild (< 4 mg tar); V = ventilated; EM = extra mild (4 to 7 mg tar); NV = nonventilated; 
NF = nonfilter. 
Source: Darrall, 1988. 
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