Experimental Survey

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Logo Sheet 1298.01

Tobacco Product: Brand X Cigarette
KEY
Tobacco
Amount
Per Gram
F

Smoke
Amount
Per Cigarette CHEMICAL
770 - 864 µg

Acetaldehyde

60 – 240 µg

Acrolein

Chemicals have been linked to:
CA

LD

n

n
n

Acrylonitrile

n

4-Aminobiphenyl

n

3 - 4 ng

1-Aminonaphthalene

n

ND

2-Aminonaphthalene

n

3 - 15 µg
ND

HB

RP

n
n

n

n

Ammonia

170 - 370 mg

10 - 130 µg

40 - 120 ng

F

Arsenic

n

n

n

F

12 - 50 µg

Benzene

n

n

n

F

8.5 – 17.6 ng

Benzo[a]pyrene

n

F

1,3-Butadiene

n

n

n

F

Cadmium

n

n

n

41 - 62 ng

Carbon monoxide

F

10 - 20 µg

Crotonaldehyde

n

F

10.3 -25 µg

Formaldehyde

n

450 - 1000 µg

Isoprene

n

0.1 – 1.6 µg

110 - 133 ng

4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)

n

11.3 – 26.7 mg

0.1-3.0 mg

Nicotine

0.9 – 6.9 µg

154 - 196 ng

N-Nitrosonornicotine (NNN)

F

ND

CA

Cancer

LD

Lung Disease

HB

Heart and Blood Vessel Problems

RP

Reproductive Problems

AD

Addiction

ND

Not Detected

F

The information is not currently
available

n

14 - 23 mg

Toluene

AD

n

n

n

n
n

n

There are many other chemicals that have been linked to
the health problems on this list. The information on these
chemicals is not currently available.

A machine is used to test for these chemicals. The amount of chemical that gets into the body may be
higher or lower depending on how a person uses the tobacco product. Companies may use different tests to
measure these chemicals. Results may vary.

mg= milligram
µg = microgram
ng = nanogram
pg= picogram