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Figure 1 
Tar yields using standard (FTC) smoking conditions and FTC smoking conditions 
with tips taped (FTC+) 
Cigarette Brand 
Key: NF = nonfilter; F = fitter; VF = ventilated filter. 
Source: Jenkins et al., 1982. 
than the standard 35 mL, and a puff frequency of 2 to 3 per minute was more 
common than was 1 per minute (U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, 1988). 
Jenkins and colleagues (1982) surveyed the influence of major changes 
in smoking parameters on the yields of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide 
by commercial cigarettes. Results are given in Fables 6 through 8. 
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