Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 7 
Table 3 
Effect of increased puff frequency and increased puff duration on cigarette mainstream 
smoke composition 
Results 
60-Second 
Frequency 
30-Second 
Frequency 
Change 
(+%) 
3-Second Puff 
Duration 
Change 
(±%) 
Cigarettes Smoked 
20 
20 
0 
20 
0 
Total Puffs 
152 
281 
+85 
150 
-5 
Puffs/Cigarette (average) 
7.6 
14.0 
+85 
7.5 
-5 
Total Volume Inhaled (mL) 
5,320 
9,835 
+85 
7,800 
+47 
TPM (mg) 
86 
205 
+138 
166 
+93 
TPM/Cigarette (mg) 
4.3 
10.2 
+138 
8.3 
+93 
TPM/Puff (pg) 
566 
728 
+29 
1,106 
+93 
Phenol/Cigarette (pg) 
12 
20 
+67 
13 
+8 
Glycerol/Cigarette (pg) 
327 
1,542 
+371 
795 
+143 
Catechol/Cigarette (pg) 
28 
66 
+136 
70 
+150 
Hydroquinone/Cigarette (pg) 
23 
50 
+117 
40 
+74 
Nicotine/Cigarette (pg) 
378 
961 
+154 
618 
+63 
Neophytadiene/Cigarette (pg) 
15 
29 
+93 
53 
+253 
Palmitic Acid/Cigarette (pg) 
35 
41 
+ 17 
39 
+11 
C,g Acids/Cigarette (pg) 
33 
34 
+3 
30 
-10 
Key: TPM = total particulate matter. 
Source: Schlotzhauer and Chortyk, 1983. 
Table 4 
Effect of obstructing tipping paper ventilations on cigarette mainstream smoke composition 
Results 
FTC 
Conditions^ 
FTC With Obstructed 
Perforations 
Change 
(±%) 
Cigarettes Smoked 
20 
20 
0 
Total Puffs 
152 
131 
-14 
Puffs/Cigarette (average) 
7.6 
6.5 
-14 
Total Volume Inhaled (mL) 
5,320 
4,584 
-14 
TPM (mg) 
86 
256 
+ 198 
TPM/Cigarette (mg) 
4.3 
12.8 
+ 198 
TPM/Puff (pg) 
566 
1,969 
+248 
Phenol/Cigarette (pg) 
12 
19 
+58 
Glycerol/Cigarette (pg) 
327 
1,001 
+206 
Catechol/Cigarette (pg) 
28 
58 
+ 107 
Hydroquinone/Cigarette (pg) 
23 
53 
+ 130 
Nicotine/Cigarette (pg) 
378 
839 
+ 122 
Neophytadiene/Cigarette (pg) 
15 
50 
+233 
Palmitic Acid/Cigarette (pg) 
35 
85 
+ 143 
C,0 Acids/Cigarette (pg) 
33 
76 
+ 130 
• 35-mL puff volume, 60-second puff frequency, 2-second puff duration. 
Key: TPM » total particulate matter. 
Source: Schlotzhauer and Chortyk, 1983. 
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