Recreational use of tobacco products has been proven to directly correlate to health issues identified within the users. There are seventy known carcinogens present in tobacco smoke and those carcinogens are responsible for 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), which is when harmful chemicals from tobacco smoke are absorbed into cloth, is another way. Qualitative analysis of acrolein and benzene are determined by analyzing the headspace of cloth samples exposed to cigarette smoke via purge-n-trap coupled with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This presentation summarizes the experimental design and preliminary results.<br/>

Identification of volatile organic compounds present in cigarette smoke via purge-n-trap coupled with GC/MS

249th National Meeting (2015)

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