Arsenic and Cadmium in Cigar Fillers: A Comparative Study within Cigar Types and with Cigarettes
< 0.05). Although in some cases the carcinogenic metal concentrations are similar between cigars and cigarettes in this study, these two tobacco product categories have many different physical characteristics and are used differently, which likely affects mainstream smoke exposure and the related health impacts of the metal content.
Authors
- Kenneth M. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5130-5758)
- Matthew D. Hassink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1627-8011)
- Clifford H. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-4092)
- LIZA VALENTÍN-BLASINI
- Naudia Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6594-3267)
- Nathalie Gonzalez-Jimenez
- R. Steven Pappas
- Munkhzul Otgonsuren
- Mona Shrestha
Institutions
- Center for Veterinary Medicine (US)
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (US)
- Center for Environmental Health (US)
- Office of Science (US)
- National Center for Environmental Health (US)
- Food and Drug Administration (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Research in Toxicology
- Published
- 2026-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5c00084
- Primary Topic
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Center for Tobacco Products