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Introduction ..........................................
Antigenic Properties ............. ............ ............
Skin Testing ...........................................
Additional Immunological Effects .......................
Effect on the Immune Response .............. ...........
Irritant and Pharrnacol'ogic Effects ......................
Clinical Allergy ........................................
Summary ..............................
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INTRODUCTION
As early as 1886 reference was made to an entity called "tobacco
asthma" (64)., Subsequently, controversy has arisen over whether
tobacco srnoking, causes clinical allergy (61) and whether such
tobacco alliergy is associated with the major smoking-related dis-
eases (25, 69).
In 1957; Silvette, et al. (64) reviewed more than 100 papers con-
cerned with "'the immunological aspects of tobacco and smoking."
They concluded that inadequate animal studies had been performed
in this area. Referring to.clinical studies, they observed: "'. . . virtu-
ally all reported clinical investigation has been limited to d'etermi-
nations of cutaneous sensitivity to tobacco extt'racts ; and it must be
regretfully admitted't'hat much of this published work is equivocal,
uncritical, and inadequately controlled."'
Such criticism~ is also applicable to many: studies published'! since
then.
Epidemiologic studies designed to determine the prevalence of
tobacco allergy have not been carried out; hence, it is difficult to
evaluate the magnitude of the problem.
Allergy may be defined as a specifi'c, alteration in response medi-
ated by an antigen-antibody reaction. When a hereditary suscepti-
bility to allergic illness is present, the term atopy is used. For ex-
ample, hay fever and asthma are atopic diseases.
Thereil& no single test or observation whi~ch can be used to de-
termine whether ai substance may be responsible for allergic dis-
ease ;, however,, f ulfillment of' the following criteria constitutes evi~-
dence for such a relati,onship :
1. Demonstration that the substance is antigenic, Le:, capable of
stimulating,the production of antibody and then reacting withi
the antibody.
2.. Demonstrationthat, upon exposure to the substance,, signs and
symmptoms simulating an allergic reaction are elieited whichh
disappear upon its removall
3. D!emonstration that the immunologic event is related to the
clinical event.
Recent advances in the understanding of'irnmunological reactions
as well as in the methodology of'immunology are now being applied
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to problems of clinical allergy. For example, Ishizaka (37), using
radioimmunoelectrophoresis, recently reported that the so-called
"allergic antibody" (reagin, skin-sensitizing antibody (SSA),
atopic antibody) belongs to~ a new class of immunoglobulins, IgE.
Although the skin test remains a simple and definitive method of
demonstrating reagins in the allergic patient, there are many vari-
ables involved in this technique which must be carefully weighed
when interpreting; test results. In the area of tobacco skin testing,
such variables include: diffierences in antigenic content of the test
extract, diifferences in, route of administration, and heterogeneity
of test groups.
ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES
Tobacco leaf contains a complex mixture of chemical components
inchzding : celluloses, starches, proteins, sugars, alkaloids, pectic
substances, hydrocarbons, phenols, fatty acids, isoprenoids, sterols,
and inorganic minerals (69). Theoretically, relatively few of'these
substances should be antigenic. Tobacco~extracts of different compo-
sition result from dlifferences in tobacco types and species, process-
ing of tobacco, and preparation of the extract. Harkavy (26) has
shown in some patients a differential skin reactivity to extracts
from different types of tobacco. Cbltoiu, et al. (9) reported that 13
different antigens capable of inducing; precipitins in rabbits have
been isolated1from tobacco pollen. Chu, et al. (7) prepared aqueous
extracts of five commercial tobacco products which stimulated anti
body formationi in rabbits. Ti he antigens contained in the extracts
included both proteins and polysaccharides and had molecular
weights ranging from, 20;000 to 60,000:
Silvette, et al. (64) reviewed several papers dealing with the
immunology of nicotine and concluded that nicotine was nonanti-
genic. Harkavy (25),, who performed some of the earliest studies
on the antigenicity of nicotine, could not exclude the possibility that
nicotine may act as a hapten. A hapten is a compound which, a1-
thoughnot antigenic by itself, reacts with antibody andl conveys
antigenic speeificity when combined with another compound..
With pyrolysis many of the tobacco constituents undergo reac-
tions involving, oxidation, dehydrogenation, cracking,, rearrange-
ment and condensation (69). Many new comrpounds are formed.
Pipes (51) demonstrated, through exhaustion of passive transfer
reactivity ini skin sites, that allergy to, tobacco smoke in man, is dis-
tinct from that of allergy to tobacco leaf: Tobacco smoke exhausted
reactivity in sites injected with tobacco smoke sensitized serurn;
reactivity was reduced but not exhausted with tobacco extract. The
converse was true with passive transfer sites of tobacco-sensitizedi
serum; tobacco extracts abolished allergic reactivity whereas to-
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bacco smoke extract produced a diminutioni but not totall exl.iaustion:.
He concluded that it would be useful to test human suba ects for both
tobacco leaf and tobacco smoke sensitivity. Kreis et al. (3'9)': have.
speculated that tobacco leaf antigenieity may be lost with pyrolxsis..
CaItoiia, et ah (9), recently emphasized the importance of remov-
ing all irritants from~ test extracts. Dn a clinical setting, allergy too
tobacco additives such as menthol ha& also been suspected (47).
SKIN TESTING
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Intracutaneous injection of test antigen is a widely usedi method
of skin testing. Patch tests have also beem used in cases of suspected
contact dermatitis.
Roseni (54)', has observed that skin testing does not accurately
duplicate the xnost common route of exposure to tobacco, i.e., tobacco
smoke inhalation.. For those involvedl in the production of tobacco
prodhzcts, inhalat'ioni of tobacco dust or direct contact with tobacco
may play important roles in sensitization (9);.
The extensive literature on cutaneous sensitivity to tobacco ex-
tracts includes comparisons of the.prevalence of' positive skin reac-
tions in different groups, such as "not7mal"nonsmoking adults(17,.
68), "'normalP''smokers (17, 33)~, allergic patients (59, 76), children
(41, 50), tobacco workers (69), and patients with~ specific diseases,
e.g., thromboangiitis obliterans (28, 73). Harkavy reportedl on,
tobacco skin reactions in several different groups of patients (34).
Many of the apparently discordant results in some of these, reports
can be traced to failure to compare similar populations or to control
for differences in the test antigen or in the method of testing.
Sulzberger (66) studied the different types of skin reactions pro-
duced by intracutaneous inj eetion of' denicotinized tobacco extract..
Three types of positive skin responses were observed: eczematous
reactions ; immediate wheal-and-flare reactions ;; and late reactions,
probably of the tuberculin type. The: wheal-anMare response has
beeni by far the predominant type (42).
This immediate wheal-and-fiare response! is a specific immune re-
action (6k) largely mediated by IgD: Patterson (48): recently pro-
posed a simplified model explaining the mechanism of action of the
skin, sensitizing antibody (SSA). "Subsequent to stimulation of the:
animall by antigen, SSA are produced by cells of the lymphoid sys-
tem possibly located in the alimentary and respiratory tract. ... The
SSA so produced are secret'ed! in such a way that they reach the cir-
culatiion, where: circulating, cells, predominantly basophilic leuka
cytes; are sensitized', by attachment of the SSA to the cell'surfaee:
In addition, the SSA also: leave the, vascular compartment and sen-
sitize rnediator-releasing cells in tissues. The tissue cells are pri-
marily mast celIs ... The immediate-type allergic reaction occurs
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when antigen is introduced into the individu~ali sensitized by SSA,either by transfer of antigenic
molecules, through the respiratory or
alimentary mucosal surface or by injection into the skin or vascular
system.. The antigens reach the antibody on the surface of the mast
cellls and initiate the intracellular events that result in mediator re-
lease from the cells." The actions of these mediators include smooth
muscle contraction, vasodilationand increased capillary permeabil-
ity which can produce such clinical pictures as hay fever, asthma,
and generalizedl anaphylaxis:.
Until recently, direct skin testing and the passive transfer test
(Prausnitz-Kustner reaction): were the on]y methods of studying
IgE mediated responses. In the passive transfer test, serum from,
an allergic patientis injected into the skin of' a normal! subject.
After a suitable interval the antigen is injected into the prepared
site and adjacent normal skin. In a positive response, cutaneous
reactivity is transferred to the.normal subject at the! injection~ site.
The absence, of' a positive response in nearby normal skin excludes
nonspecific irritationi as a cause of the response and shows that the
normal subject is not himself allergic to the antigen.
Harkavy and W'itebsky (34), found andl selectively absorbed'
tobacco reagins in patients showing multiple sensitivities. This, se-
lective absorption documented the immunologic mechanism of then skin reaction., Passive transfer of
the SSA was also reported by
P'eshkin, and Landay(50~) and by Lirna and Rocha (41):. Lowelli
(.4'3:) stated, "The individual possessing skin-sensitizing antibody
to the tobacco extract may be regarded as unequ2vocally allergic to
the extract...... Despite the inability of Sulzberger and Feit (87),'
to: demonstrate tobacco reagins in their skin test positive patients;
several investigators have found them (26, 50, 75).
Harkavy (23) biopsied urtiicarial wheals after intradermal injec-
tion of tobacco extract and foundl a local eosinophilia. He felt that
this helped confirmithe allergic mechanism of the positive skin test.
He also biopsied the site of' a delayedi skin reaction to tobacco and
foundlan eczemat'ous type of response..
The delayed type hypersensitivity reactioni is manifested by in,-
duration and erythema developing,within 2:4 to 48 hours after injec-
tion of antigen. The absence of' response ini the first 6 to 8 hours
after exposure to antigeni helps exclude an Arthus reaction, which is
also a slowly evolviing allergic response. Serum antibodies are nott
involved in the initiation of delayed type hypersensitivit'y; rather,
the initial step is thought to involve interactioniof antigen and spec-
ialized lymphocytes(1'0, 11)~. Contact dermatitis~ is thought, to be
very nearly a pure type, dlelayed' hypersensitivity reaction (10, 11) .,
The foregoing discussion has hig)ilighted the: studies concerning
cutaneous sensitivity to tobacco extracts. Despite the complexities
andl contradictions, numerous workers agree that tobacco extract
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(leaf or smoke) is antigenic and' can sensitize (2, 7, 9, 18; 26; 43; 60;
52, 64,, 66, 76) . Silvette, et al. (64) concluded!, "It is, indeed', beyond
question that allergy to tobacco extracts, presumably atopic in na-
ture, is an established fact. ..."
Lowell (43) observed that, in most instances, skin reactivity to
an, extract of tobacco actually means the presence of'allergy in some
degree to something in the extract. Arrneni and Cohen (2), Harkavy
and Perlman (31)I, and Popescu, et al. (52)1 observed! that tobacco
extract is weakly antigenic. Armen and' Cohen (2) were abl'e to
sensitize rabbits to tobacco proteins only after absorbing the pro-
tein to alurninum hydroxide, which served' as' an adjuvant.
Even though a positive skin test to tobacco extract may be due to
a specific allergic reactions the interpretation of such a positive test
in a given patient or group of patients poses problems, since sen-
sitivity to a battery of antigens has been demonstrated' in indiuid
uals who are entirely free from allergic symptoms upon exposuree
to the antigens. Rosen (54) statedl that this lack of correlation be-
tween positive skin tests and clinical symptoms is great'er, for to-
bacco thani for other antigens such as pollens,, dusts, and feathers.
He and others have emphasized that the skin test has value only
when correlated with clinical evidence.
Analysis of'skin test studies in nonsmokers (64) shows that ap-
proximately 15 percent of such "'healt'hy"' individuals give positive
reactions to tobacco extracts. Some studies of smokers reporting
a 30 percent or more prevalence of skin sensitivity to tobacco ex-
tract (33;, 43) have considered patients withi multiple sensitivities,
including that to tobacco. Atopic individuals have been noted, to
have a greater prevalence of skin sensitivity to, tobacco than, non-
atopics (64) ; hence, in some studies an excess of' atopic patients
may account for al substantial part of' the elevated prevalence of
tobacco skin sensitivity reported for smokers:
Several workers have sought to use the skin test as a screening
device for indicating, an unusual susceptibility to the adverse effects
of tobacco. DeCrinis, et al. ('13)1, Font'ana (17), and, Redisch (53)
have reported that patients with positiiae skin tests to tobacco ex-
tracts were more likely to have an adverse vascular response to
tobacco as indicated by a fall in peripheral skin temperature on
smoking. More recent studies have shown that a decrease in skin
temperature with smoking is al reproducible response to nicotine
found in "normal" " individuals and does not appear to be confined
to a specific group of smokers (1, 56, 70).
ADDITIONAL IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS.
Additional evidence is available toisupport the view that tobacco
indhces immunologic changes in, man and animals. Armen and
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Cohen (2); C'hu,, etal. (;7)~, Harkavy and P'erlknan (31)~,and Zuss-man (76) induced precipitin
formation in animals sensitized to
tobacco extract. Kreis, et al. (39) studiedlprecipitation reactions in,
657 hospitalized patients, many of whom were suffering from tu-
berculosis or lung cancer. A precipitation reaction between the pa-
tients''sera andlal commercial tobacco extract was found in 62.5 per=
cent of the patients. Chu, et al. (7), using the same antigens as
those ernployed to stimulate precipitin fmrmationi in rabbits, found
serum antibodies in 40percent of a group of smokers which precipi-
tatedl specificially with, the tobacco antigens. Only 7 percent of a
group,of nonsmokers demonstrated, these ant'ibodies.
Savel (59) studied! eight nonsmoking, allergic individuals who;
developed immediate upper respiratory discomfortafter being; ex-
posed to cigarette smoke. As measured by: the uptake of tritia,tedd
thymidine, the lymphocytes of these individuals were stimulated by
cigarette smoke;, while "normal" lymphocytes were depressed. The
authorstated, t'hatthet correlat'ion, of this test with specific forms of
clinical allergy: remains uncertain.
Some investigators have observed abnormal laboratory test re-
sults in smokers as compared to nonsmokers, which may indicate
an allergic response in the former group. Schoen and Pizer (60)~ de-
scribed a smoking woman, who demonstrated a striking blood eosino-
philia while smoking cigarettes. U'pon cessation of smoking, the
eosinophil count returned promptly to normal levels. Resumption of
smoking was associated with a return of the eosinophilia. Heiskells
et al. (36), found al significant increase in, C-reactive protein and an
abnormal seroflocculant for ethyl cholledienate in smokers as com-
pared to nonsmokers. Plasma; histaminase levels were reportedl by
Kameswaran, et all (38): to:be elevated in smokers.
Experimental animal sensitization to tobacco: was reported by
Friedlander, et al. (19) in male rat's: Harkavy (29) confirmed these
results in male rats and also obtained positive S'chultz-Dale reac-
tions in the sensitized animals ; however, female rats failedl to dem-
onstrate this sensitizat'iom. Harkavy (24) reported cardiac histo-
logical abnormalities in three rabbits sensitizedl with denicotinizedl
tobacco extracts. The abnormalities found ini the three rabbits, re-
spectively, included: intimal proliferation, focal fragmentation of
the, internal elastic membrane, and' loss of smooth muscle fibers in
the media of a branch of a coronary artery; focall intimal prolifera-
tion and fibrinoid alterations, in the media of a small coronary ves-
sel ; and a: focus of rnyocardiall fibrosis and' necrosis.
EFFECT ONI TH'K IMMUNE RESPONSE
The effect of tobacco oni the immune response has received some
attention. Early studies in rabbits suggested that tobacco smoke re-
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tarded the, production of agglutinins in rabbits immunized against
typhoid (14).
A variety of observations indicate that ingestion of antigenic
materiall by the macrophage rnay be an essential step in the immune
response (3). Btu,ni (5) found that cigarette smoke suppressed
phagocytosis in rabbits. Green and Carolin (20)i performed in nitro
studies in rabbit alveolar macrophages and observed that cigarette
smoke inhibited the capacity of these cells to inactivate bacteriaL
Harris; et al. (35), reported no differences in the phagocytic ability
of macrophages taken from human, smokers and nonsmokers, but
he also concluded that his data neither contradicted nor supported
Green's work. Cohen and Cline (&'), while noting,that macrophages
from smokers had normal phagocytic capacity, demonstrated sub-
optimal macrophage function in an environment of low O',, tension,
a state found' more frequently in smokers than nonsmokers. Max-
well, et al. (45), using guinea pigs, found that smoke exerted no
effect on phagocytosis;, nevertheless,, smoke seemed to: impair the
phagocytes'' ability to inact'ivate bacteria. Nicotine has been shown
by Meyer,, et al. (46) to exert ai depressant effect on sheep pulmo-
nary alveolar macrophage respiration and ATPase activity. Re-
cently, Yeager (74)i reported that water soluble constituents of
cigarette smoke depress protein-synthesis in rabbit alveolar macro-
phages in vitro,Lewis, et al. (40) found that cigarette smoking had a suppressive
act'ion, on, secretory IgA production in normal subj ects but not in
subjects with chronic respiratory disorders. Vos-Brat and Rumke
(71)i recently reportedi that IgG serum concentratiions and, the :~e-
sponse of lymphocytes to phytohemagglutinin w~eresignificantlylower in smokers thani nonsmokers.
A number of' investigators have reported increased rates of res-
piratory iillnesses among cigarette smokers (70). Finklea,, et a1L
(16')' studied antibody response in 289 volunteers after the 1968'
Hong Kong,inliuenza epidemic. They reportedla significant decrease
among cigarette smokers in the persistence of hernagg)'utinatibni in-
liibition antibody after natural infection or vaccination with A_.,
anta'igens.Theypostulated that thisantibody defiicit among cigarette
smokers might be related to increased illness during influenza out-
breaks:
IRRITANT' AND~ PHARIVIACOLOGIC EFFECTS
As Lowell (43) has emphasized, the pharmacolbgic., irritant, andd
allergic effects of tobacco~ are difficult to distingu2sh. Acrolein and
acetaldbhyde are potent irritants foundl in tobacco smoke, which, as
demonstrated in animali studies, are capable of releasing chemical
mediators such as histamine (58)!. The inhalation of tobacco smoke
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causes bronchial' constriction, mucus hypersecretion,, and ciliary
stasis (57)n in man, all of'which can contribute to a clinical picture
indistinguishable from an allergic reaction. Several authors (4.4, 61,
63) share Sherman's (62) view that "... tobacco smoke is an im-
portant secondary factor in precipitating, allergic symptoms
through its action as a nonspecific irritant."
Speer (65)' recently compared the subjective responses of twa
groups of nonsmokers to tobacco srnoke exposure., One group of 191
patients suffered' from documented allergies:, In one-sixth of these
patients a positive skin test to tobacco extract was found; but only
a few patients were seen~ with objective symptoms which could be
traced to tobacco smoke. The other group of 250 patients had no
historyof'allergy, and was studied!by q,u~estionnaire only. Eye irrita-
tion, nasal symptoms, headache, and cough were common in both
groups. Speer concluded that these effects of tobacco smoke were
irritative rather than allergic in origin. The data presented ini this
study demonstrate that tobacco smoke can contribute to the, dis-
comfort of many individuals ; they do not rule out a possible con-
tribution from allergic reactions.
Harkavy (30)eited experimental data distinguishing allergiiec
effects f'romm pharmacologic effects of smoking such, as increasedd
heart rate and decreased skin temperature:,
Additional studies are needed' to separate the pharmacologic, ir-
rit'ant, and' allergic effect's of tobacco srnoke:
CLIIrTICAL ALLERGY
It is important to understand what role tobacco and tobacco
smoke may play in clinical allergy because many individuals are
exposed'. to them in varying concentrations throughout the year.
A variety of'conditions have been ascribed to allergic rnanifesta-
tions toward tobacco leaf or smoke including : asthma, rhiniti's,
urticaria, angioneurotie edema (giant hives), contact dermat'iti's,
migraine headache, gast''rointestinali sy~:xnptoms and various cardia
vascular disturbances (64) ; however, some case reports are lacking
in documentation (4, 49). A small group of patients having, cutane-
ous sensitivity to tobacco and showing complete disappearance of
symptoms when free from exposure to tobacco were reported by
Rosen and Levy (55). Included in this group were cases of asthma
and urticaria.
Studies of atopic indivi'duals have revealed a, group of nonsmoking
patients with cutaneous sensitivity to tobacco who develbped clinical
syrnptoms upon exposure to tobacco smoke (56; 76)~. In none of
these.studies (54, 59, 76), have detailed immunologic investigations,
attempting to link clini'cal and immunologic events, been performed.
Lowell (43) reviewed case reports of contact dermatitis to to-
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bacco among tobacco workers and noted: that because of ".. . the smalll
proportiom of exposed individuals who develop such lesions, and the:
tendency for it to clear completely when contact with tobacco is
avoide& and to return on reexposure, an allergic cause in, certainn
instances wouId appear to be highly probable:"' Recently, case re-
ports have appeared identifying tobacco smoke and tobacco smoke,
residue as causes of contact derrnatitis (6, 12, 72) .
Harkavy's (28) early reports of a greater number of reactors to:
tobacco extract among patients with thromboangiitis obliterans.
(TA% than among, controls drew attention to the cardiovascular
system as a possible "susceptible"'organ for allergic reactions (15)..
Harkavy continues to be a strong, proponent of the role of tobaccoo
allergy in a wide range of cardiovascular abnormalities, including,
coronary artery disease (21, 22, 25, 27, 31, 32). This view ono tobacco allergy as one of'the
etiological factors in coronary heart
disease. (CHD) has not received much attention.
Silivette, et aI. (64) reviewed reports(28 33, 66, 68, 73)~ on t'heprevalence: of skini
sensitivity in patients with TAO as compared to
controls and cited possible reasons for a higher prevalence of' posi-
tive skin, tests to tobacco in these patients.
In general",, th~eevidencerelating, TAO, to, tobacco allergy is incon-
clusive.
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SUMMARY
1. Tobacco leaf,, tobacco pollen, and tobacco smoke are antigenicc
ini man and animals.
2. (a) Skin sensitizing antibodies specific for tobacco antigens
have been found frequently in smokers and nonsmokers.
They appear to occur more often in allergic individuals.
Precipit'at'ing antibodies specific for tobacco antigens
have also been found ini both smokers and nonsmokers.
(b) A delayed t'ype of hypersensitivity: to tobacco has been
demonstratedl in man..
(c) Tobacco may exert an adverse effect on protective mecha-
nisms of the imrn.une system in man and animals:
3. (a) Tobacco smoke can contribute to the discomfort of many
iind'ividuals:, Itexerts, corn~plexpharmacol'ogic, irritative,
and allergic effects, the clinical manifestations of which
may be indistinguishable from one another.
(b) E'xposure t'o tobacco smoke may produce exacerbation of
allergic symptoms in nonsmokers who are suffering from
allergies of diverse causes.
4.Little is known about the pathogenesis of tobacco allergy and
its possibie relationship to other smoking-related diseases.
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CHAPTE 8
Publ
ic Exposure to Air Pollut'io!n
From Tobacco Smoke
4

Contents
The Extent to which the Components of Cigarette Smoke
Contaminate the Atmosphere and are Absorbedl by the
The Effects of Low Levels of Carbon Monoxide on Human
Health ..................................................
Allergic and Irritative Reactions to Cigarette Smoke Among
Nonsmokers .......................................
The Known Harmful Effects of the Passive InMalation of
ry Cigarette Smoke in Animals ...........................
References ..............................................
LIST OF TABLES
Table! 1.-Percent of COHb during and following exposure
to 50 p.p:m. of C0 ....................................
Tab1e 2'.-Effects of carbon monoxide ...................
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PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO AIR' POLLUTION FROlVI.
TOBACCO SMOKE.
The purpose of this chapter is to summarize the present state of
evidonce concerning the effects of exposure to an atmosphere con-
taining either tobacco smoke or its constituents. Since the identifi-
cation of cigarette smoking as a, serious health hazamd to1 the smoker
was based on clinical and epidemioIogiical' observations that non-
smokers have much Iower mortality and morbidity rates from a
number of' conditions, it is obvious that cigarette smoking is nor-
rna11y! a greater hazard to the smoker than is the typical levei of ex-
posure to air pollutant's produced by the smoking,of cigarettes which
many nonsmokers experience. This would be consistent with~ the
voluminous data which show a dose-response relationship between
the Ievel of exposure to smoke and the magnitude of its effect.
The researchi so far reported on the nature and effects of exposure
to smoke-pollutants in the atmosphere has not been as extensi've and
well~controlled' as that done on, the health effects of smoking on, the
smoker himself. Knowledge on this subject can be separated into
four major areas of concern :
T. The extent to which the components of cigarette smoke con-
taminate the atmosphere and are absorbed by the nonsmoker.,
2. Tlie effects of low levels of carbon monoxide on human health~.
3. AlIergic,, adverse, and irritative reactions to: cigarette smoke
among nonsmokers.
4. The known harmful effects of the passive inhalation of ciga-
rette smoke in animals.
THE EXTENT TO' WHICH THE COlbIPO'NENTS OF
CIGARETTE SMOKE CONTAMINATE THE ATMO'SPHERE.
AND ARE ABSORBED BY THEI NONSMOiKER.
Theoreticall modolg of this contamination have been constructed~.
Owens and Rossano (44) have noted that most popular cigarettes
release into t'he' atmosphere.approximat'ely 70 rngf of dry particulate
matter (about 60 mg, in the sidestream and slightly over 20 mg. in
the mainstream, about one-half of the latter being absorbed by the
smoker and one-half expelled' into the ambient air) and 28 rng. car-

boni monoxide per cigarette. This material adds to the cleaning
problem of the air of any encliosedl space and contributes to residual
odbrs. In a recent study of particulate matter filtration, in domestic
premises (35), the authors observed that the smoking of one cigar
completely overcame the effect of an electrostatic filtration device
for one hour.
Atmospheric pollutants caused by smoking are derived from two
major sources: mainstream and sidestreaxn smoke. 1Vlainstream,
smoke emerges from! the tobacco product through the mouthpiece
during puffing, whereas sidestream smoke comes from the burning
cone and from the mouthpiece during puff intermissions (60). The
tobacco: srnoke released iinto the atmosphere consists of all the side-
st'ream smoke as well as that part of the mainstream smoke whichh
has been either held in the smoker's mouth or taken into his lungs
and then expelled. The actual amount of material, to whichi individ-
uals are exposed ini the presence of smokers depends upon the
amount of smoke produced,, the depth of inhalat'ion, on the part of
the smoker, the ventilation availabl'e for the rernoval or dispersion
of the smoke, andithe proximity of the individual to the smoker. The
length of time of exposure to those pollutants is ext'remely; impor-
tant ini determining, how much is absorbed into the, body. The pat-
tern of smoking influences the amount produced by altering the
content of the exhaled' smoke. As shown by Dalhamn, et al. (10;
11),, mouth absorption removes approximately 60 percent of the
water-sol'uble volatile components (e:g,, acetaldehyde), 20 percent
of the nonwater-soluble volatile components (e:g., isoprene), 16
percent of the particulate matter, andi only three percent of the car-
bon monoxidle., Thus, the smoker who does not inhale "filters"' a
portipni of the smoke components in his mouthi before expelling them
into the ambient air. On the other hand~ the lungs retain from 86'
to 99 percent of the volatile and particulate substances and approxi-
mately 54 percent of the carbon monoxide inhaled. Hence, the inhal-
ing smoker "filters" the mainstream smoke rather effectively before
expelling it into the ambientair. A factor which has apparently: not
been, investigated is the difference in the srnokers" "filtration"' of'
mainstream smoke when the smoke is exhaled through the nose
instead of the mouth.
Thus, the nonsmoker breathes smoke-containing air composed of
sidestream smoke and mainstream smoke exhaled by smokers. The
inhaling smoker receives nearly the full, amount of mainstream
smoke as well as a portibn of sidestream srnoke and smoke exhaled
by himself and other smokers. The smoker who does not inhale re-,
ceives those compounds which are absorbed from the mainstreasn
smoke in his mouth, as well as absorbing the sidestream smoke and
the smoke exhaled by himself and other smokers contained', in the
air he breathes.
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Since pipe and cigar smokers inhale less commonly than db ciga-
rette smokers, their contribution to the substances in the air
breathed in exposure to smoke pollutants consists of a composite of
sidestream smoke and relatively unfiltered mainstream smoke
which has been held in the mouth and then expelled.
The actual effluents in the mainstream andl sidestream cigarette
smoke have been considered by Pascasio; et a1. (45) and Scassellati
Sforzolini and colleagues (50, 51). T'hese authors stated that "tar"
and nicotine,levels.in sidestream smoke may be significantly higher
than those of mainstream smoke and may be~ harmful to the non-
smoker. Actual volume measurements were not reported, however..
Actual measurements of'the contamination due to cigarette smok-
ing,have been carried out by a number of research groups. A recent,
welt-controlled study by Harke (24) involvedl the smoking of' 42
cigarettes in, 16 to 18 minutes using German blendi cilgarettes of
8!5, mm. length, 18 mm. filter, and smoked to a 25 mmL butt length,
in a room, with ai volume of 57 cubic meters (approximately the
equivalent of a room with a 10!-foot ceiling and dimeusions of 12~by
14 feet).'phe author observed that in the absence of ventilation the
atmosphere contained up, to 50, p.p.m. carbon monoxide and .57
mg./mL3 nicotine. With substantial ventilation, these levels fell sig-
nificantly ('to approximately 10 p,p.m. carbon monoxide and .10'.
mg./m~' nicotine)i. He also found that cigar smoke (9 cigars of Clear
Sumatra tobacco smoked in 30 to 35' minutes) produced similar
amounts of' contamination while pipe smoke (3' grams of Navy type
medium cut tobacco smoked as; eight pipefuls in 35 to 40 minutes):
produced much less. Other authors have made similar measure-
ments., Galuskinova ('2Q) found that 3,4-benzpyrene levels in, a
smoky restaurant were from 2.82 to 14.4 mg./100 rn.' as compared
to outside atmospheric levels of 0.28 to: 0.46 mg./100 m.',, althoughi
burning of food particles may have contributed to the presence of.
3',4-benzpyrene in this setting. Kotin and Falk (33) have show:n
thatsidestream cigarette smoke condensate may contain more than
three times as much benzo ( a) pyrene as mainstream smoke.Si-ch
(55) observed that the smoking, of 10, cigarettes to, a 5 mm. butt
lengthi in an enclosed car of 2.09 mL 3 volume produced carbon monox-
iide leveisup to 90 p.p.mL Lawther and!Cornmans (34) 1, working with
a ventilated chaxnber, found levels of up to 20 p,p.m. of carbon mo-
noxide after seven cigarettes were smoked in one hour; however,
peaks of up to 90 p,p:m. were recorded at the seat next to the smoker..
Cbburny et al. (9)', recorded levels of'20 p.p.m. of carbon monoxide
in a small conference room aft'er, 10, cigarettes were "burned."
Harmsen and Effenberger (25) reported up to 80, p:p;m. of carbonn
monoxide:in an enclosed 98m.3 iroom (approximately the equivalent
of a room withi a 10-foot ceiling and dimensions of 18 by 20 feet)' in
which 62' cigarettes had been smoked in two hours.
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TABLE' 1.-Percent o f COHb during a,nd' f ollowing exposure to 50
p~~.P:M. of C0.
Time during
exposure
Mean
Range Number of
subjects
Preexposure 0.7 0.4L-1.5 11
30 minutes 1.3 1.3 3
1 hour 2.1 1.9-2.7 11
3'hours 3.8 3:6-4.2 10
6 hours 5.1 4.9-5.5 5'
8 hours 5.9 5'.4-6.2I 5
12 hours 7.01 6.5-7.9! 3
15 17i hours 7.6 7.2'-8.2' 3
22 hours 8.5 8.1-8.7 3
24 hours 7.9 7.6'-82 3'
Time without exposure after
1 hour of exposure
30 minutes
1.8
1.8
3
1 hour 1.7 1.6-1.8 3,
2'hours 1.5 1.4-1.5 3
5 hours 1.11 1.0-1.1 2
Time without exposure after
3 hours of exposure
30 minutes
3,7
3.4-3.9
3
1 hour 3.3'. 2.7-3.8' 3
2 hours 2'.7 2.3-3.0 3
Time witlhout exposure after
8 hours of exposure
30 minutes
M
511-5'.9
3
1 hour 5,1 4.8-5.4 3
1 si'4 hours 4.0 - -
11 hours 1.5 1.4-1.7 3
Time without exposure after
24 hours of exposure
30 minutes
7.5
7.2'-7.8
3
1 hour 6.7 6.4-7.1 3'.
2 hours 5.8 5.6-6,2 3'.
Soa[tcs% Stewart etl all.. (56~) i.
Another set of contaminants probably present in a tobacco smoke-
polluted atmosphere are the oxides of' nitrogen. These; specificially
NO' and NO2,, have : been shown to be present in tobacco smoke a1-
thoughthe type most 11ke1y to be present in the atmosphere is NO~2.
No measurements have been reported of the amount of N02 in
smoke-filled rooms: The importance of obtaining,and evaluating'.this
information is stressed by; the resul'ts' of' Freeman and Haydon and!
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their colleagues (17, 18, 19, 27, 28) and of Blair, et al. (5) who ob-
served bronchial and' pulmonary parenchymal lesions in~ rodents
continuously exposed to low levels of'NOiz.
Other experimenters have measuredcarboxyhemoglobin (COHb)'
levels in nonsmokers exposedl to cigarette smoke pollutants. Srch
(55), observed t'hat'the COHb~levelintwononsmokers, rose from 2'
to 5 percent (that of smokers from 5to 10' percent) when seated in
the cigarette-smoke contaminated car mentionedl above (exposure
to 90 p.p.m.). Harke (2'.4)i reported that wheni seven, nonsmokers
were exposed for approximately 90 minutes to a"smoked'°' room
containing 30 p.p.m. of'CO there was a rise in COHb from a mean
of 0.9 percent to 2.01 percent. In 111 smokers subjected to the same
conditions, C.OHb rose from a mean of' 3.3' percent to 7.5 percent.
With improved ventilation of the experimental room, the COHb
levell decreased' significant'ly..
The CO exposures and COHb levels reported above closely approx-
imate the results obtained following, experimental chamber expo-
sure of' humans to various levels of CO. The uptake of CO by the
person depends on, arnong, other parameters : CO concentrration,
previous COHb level, the level of activity, andl the person's state of
health. Equilibrium between CO' concentratilon in the lung and in
the bloo& requires over 12' hours exposure. However; as may be
noted in table 1, reproduced from Stewart, et al. (~56) and derived
from measures of COHb in young sedentary males who were not
smoking, over half of the equilibriumi COHb level is reachedl within
three to four hours of the onset of exposure. The equ2librium, value
associatedlwith 100' p:p.m, is approximately 1!4 to 15 percent COHb.
Exposure to 100 p.p.m. in, the nonsmoker can lead to 3.0 percent of
COHb within 60 minutes and 6.0 percent in two hours (16). Of equall
significance is that COHb has a half-life of at least three to four
hours in the body. As shown in table 1, the COHb level fell only to
2.7 percent in the two, hours following cessation of' exposure to 50
p.p.m. from the end exposure level of 3! 7 percent. Thi's lengthy half-
life extends the period of effect of exposure to CO and provides for
a buildup of COHb concentration from fresh exposures.
ke-
ally
ali-
,02..
in
;his
and
THE EFFECTS OF LOW LEVELS OF
CARBON MONOXIDE ON HUMAN HEALTH
The data on the effect of low levels of carbon monoxide on humann
psychological and physiological function have been summarized inn
two recent publications (8, 58).
There is presently much discussion as to the physiologic and
psychophysiologic effects of exposure tollevels of CO approximating,
50 to 1001 p.p.m. Beard andl Grandstaff (4), observed that exposure
to 50 p.p:mL of CO1 for from 27 to 90 minutes altered auditory dis-
iss

crimination, visual acuity, and the ability to distinguish relative
brightness. McFarland ('.4Q) observed that COHb levels of 4 to 5
percent caused visuail threshold impairment. Ray and Rockwell
(48), reporting on a study of the driving, ability of three suba ects
under varying, CO exposure, observed that the presence of 10 per-
cent COHb was associated with increased response time for tai1~
light discrimination and increased variance in distance estimation.
Schulte (152) observed that increased errors in, cognitive and choice
dliscriminat'ion tests were manifest at levels of COHb as low as 3
percent. Chevalier, et al. (7), have also observed that levels of' 4
percent COHb in nonsmokers are associated with an, increase in
oxygen debt formationi with exercise similar to that seen in smokers.
On the other hand, other investigators utilizing complex
psychomotor tasks in men and monkeys have observed no decrement
in functi~onupon exposures to CO1 at, 50 to 2'50~ p.p.m. (2;,8,, 23, 41,
56).
Animals exposed to low levels of CO ( 50 to 100 p.p.m.) continu-
ously for weeks have shown varying degrees of cardiac and cerebrall
damage similar to that produced by hypoxia (21,,k7; 57).
Fina11y, the possible effects of exposure to 50-100 p.p.m, CO on,
patients with coronary heart disease ( CHD ) were investigated by
Ayres, et al. (1) who observed a decrease in arterial and mixed
venous oxygen tensions with COHb saturations of 5 percent. Certain
patients with CHiD' developedi altered laetate and pyruvate metabo-
lism, with COHbleveUs of 5 to 10 percent suggesting myocardial
hypoxia.
The evidence concerning the effect of low levels of carbon monox-
ide has recently been reviewed and eval!uatedl by the National Air
Quality Criteria Committee of the National Air Po1lution Control'
Administration (58). The following is taken from the published
conclusions of the Advisory Committee (also see table 2) :
"Experimental exposure of' nonsmokers to 5'8' mg/m3 (50
ppm) for 90 minutes has been associated with impairment in
time-interval discrimination.... This exposure will prod'uce:
an increase of' about 2 percent COiHb in the blood. This same
increase in blood CO'Hb wi11' occur with continuous exposure
to 1'2 to 17 7 mg/m3 (10 to 15 ppm) 1 for 8 or, more hours,...
"Ekperimental exposure to CO concentrations sufficient to
produce bloodl COI+Ib levels of about 5, percent (a level pro-
ducible by exposure to, about 35 mg/m' for 8 or more hours)'
has provided ini some instances evidence of impaired perform-
ance on certain other psychomotor tests, and an impairment in
visual discrimination.. . .
"Experimental exposure to CO' concentrations sufficient to,
produce blood COHb levels above 5, percent (a level producible.
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Tasa.,E 2'.-Eff ects'af carbon monoxide.
Environmental
conditions
Effect.
Comment
58' mg./m~3' (50 p,p.m.) Impairment of time- Blood COHb levels not
for 90 minutes interval discrimination available, butl antici-
in inon-smokers. pated to be about 2.5
percent.
Similar blood COHb levels
expected from exposure
to10to17mg./m.3 (10
to 15 p.p.m.) for 8'or
more hours.
115 mg./m.3' (100
p:p:m.) intermit-
tently through a
facial mask.
High concentrations
of C 0' were admin-
istered for 30 to 120
seconds, andl then 10
minutes was allowed
for washout of'
alveolar CO before
blood COHb wass
measured.
Impairment in perform-
ance of some psycho-
motor tests at a COHb
level of 5 percent.
Exposure sufficient to pro-
duce blood COHb levels
above 5 percent has been
shown to place a physio-
logic stress on patients
with heart disease.
Similar results may have
been observed at' lower
C00 Hb levels, but'blood
measurements were not
accurate.,
Data, rely on COHb levels
produced rapidly after
short exposure to highh
levels of CO'.; this is not',
necessarily: comparabiee
to exposure over a longer
time period or under
equilibrium conditions.
Soaecn:. Adapted feom.U.SS Public.Healthi Serviee., AicQualitxCriteria~forCArbon.ffionoxide:
Washington, D:C., U.S. Department.of Health,.Education, and. Welfare (58)',.
by exposure to 35 rng/rn3 or' more for 8' or more hours) hass
provided evidence of physiologic stress in patients with heart
disease. . . ."
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to
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to
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The lovels of carbon monoxide found to be present in "smoked"'
rooms (20 to 80 p.p.m.) are similar to the levels (30 to 50 p:p.ln.)
which the Advisory: Committee has conchadled are associated with
adverse health effects :',
``An exposure of 8' or more hours to a carbon monoxide con~-
centration of 12'to 17 mg/m3 (1!0 to 15, pprn) will prodhce a
blood carboxyhemoglobin level of' 2:0 to 2.5: percent in non,
smokers.. This level of blood carboxyhemoglobin has been asso-
ci~ated with adverse health effects! as man~ifest'edby ilmpai'red
time interval discrimination. Evidence also indicates that an
exposure of 8 or more hours to a C0'. concentrationi of 35 mg/m31
(30 ppm) willl produce blood carboxyhemoglobin levels of
about 5 percent in nonsmokers: Adverse health effects as mam
ifested by impa2redperformance on certain other psychomotor
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test's have been associated with this blood carboxyhemoglo-
bin level~, andl above this level there is evidcnce of physiologic
stress in patients with heart disease."'
These llevels of C0 are also similar to that set, as the time-
weightedl occupationall Threshold Limit Value of 50 p.p.m. for a
40-hour week (five 8-hour days) ) which has been in effect in the
United States for the past several years (Z3). A further reduction
in this limit to 25 p.p.m. is, now under consideration. These levels of'
CO' exceed those recently set by the Environmentai Protection
Agency as the national primary and secondary ambient air quality
standards for C0! (14Y. These standards are:
(a) 10 milligrams per cubic meter, (9' p.p,m.) -maximum 8-
hours concentration not to be exceeded more than, once
per year.
(.b) 40 milligrams per cubic meter (3'5 p:p.m.)-maxirnum
1-hour concentration not to be exceeded! more than once
per year..
ALLERGIC AND! IRRITATIVE REACTIONS TO
CIGARETTE SMOKE AMONG NONSMOKERS
(A more detail'edl discussion of this subject is presented in the.
Allergy chapter of this report,. ).
Several investigators have reported' on the discomfort and symp-
toms experienced by both allergic andi nonallergic individuals upon
exposure to tobacco smoke. Johansson and Ronge (31,, 32) in 1965
and', 1966 have observed that the acute irrit'at'ion experienced by
nonsmokers in the presence of tobacco smoke is maximal in warm,
dry air and that nonsmokers experience more nasal irritation than
ocular irritation as compared with smokers exposed to similar
am.ounts, of'smoke in the atmosphere. Speer (54) studied the reac-
tions of 441 nonsmokers divided into two groups, one composed of
individuals with a history of allergic reactions and the other of in-
dividuals without such a history. The a111ergic group underwent skin
t'est'ing for the presence of sensitivity to tobacco extract while, the
"nonallergic" group was determined solely by questionnaire con-
cerning subjective allergic responses. Approximately 70 percent of
both groups experienced eye irritation while other symptoms dif-
fered in their frequency from group to group (nasal symptoms:
allergic 67 percent, "nonallergic" 29 percent; headache: allergic 46
percent, "nonallergic" 31 percent;, cough : allergic 46 percent, "non-
allergic"'' 25', percent; and wheezing,: allergic 22 percent, "'nonaller-
gic'''' 4 percent). Thus, a significant proportion of nonsmoking, in-
dividuals report discomfort and respiratory: symptoms, on exposure
to, tobacco smoke.
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Other authors have attempted to separate out those patients who!
may have specific allergies to smoke., Zussman ( 61) found that in a
random series of 200~ atopic patients 16 percent were clinically sen-
sitive to tobacco smoke, and that a majority of these were aided by
desensiitization therapy. In an earlier study, Pipes (46) observed'
that 1i3' percent of 229 patients with respiratory allergy showed posi-
tive skin tests to tobacco smoke. Savel (49) has recently reported on
eight nonsmokers observedlto be clinically hypersensitive to tobacco
smoke. After in vitro incubation of their lymphocytes with cigarette
smoke, increased incorporation of tritiat'edthyrrridine was recorded;
similar exposure of the lymphocytes of those not sensitive resulted,
in depression of tritiated thymidine uptake..
Luquette, et al. (39)' have recently report'ed~ on the immediate ef-
fects of exposure to cigarette smoke in: school-age children. They
observed that heart rate and blood pressure rose with such ex-
posure, although questions remain about the adequacy of their con-
trols and the manner in which the experimental situation may have
excited the subjects. Finally, Cameron, et al. (6) observed' that
acute respiratory illnesses were more frequent among, children from
homes& in~ which the parents smoked than among children of non-
smoking; parents. The meaning of these results is uncertain since
smoking by the children was not consideredi and the level of ex-
posure to cigarette smoke in their homes was not measured. Shy,et
, al. (53) in a study of second grade Chattanooga school children
failed to demonstrate a relationship between parental smoking
habits and the respiratory illness rates of their children.
THE KNOWN HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE PASSIVE.
INHALATION OF CIGARETTE SMOKE IN ANTIVIAL&
A number of investigators have studied the effects of the passive
inhalation of'high concentrations of' cigarette smoke on the pulmo-
nary parenchyma and tracheobronchial'tree of'animals. The resultss
of these investigations are listed in detail in the recent report to
Congress, "The Health Consequences, of' Smoking," (59) in table 9
of the Rronchopulmonary chapter,, and table 16 of the Cancer
chapter.
The pathologic changes observed in the respiratory tract of the
ani~mal& included parenchymal d'isrupt'ion, bronchitis,, tracheobron-
chial epithelial dysplasia and': rnetaplasia, and pulmonary adenoma-
tous tumor formation. Leuchtenberger, et al. (36) exposed 151
mice to the smoke of from 25 to 1,526' cigarettes over a period of 1
to 23' months and observed that 20' percent of the animals develope&
severe bronchitis& with atypism. Working with 30 control rabbits
exposed to up to 20 cigarettes per day: for two to~five.years, Holland,
et al. (30) observed increased focal and generalized' hyperplasia of
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the bronchial' epithelium and generalized emphysema in the ex-
posed rabbits. Hernandez, et al. (29) observed significantly more
pulmonary parenchymal disruption in, adult greyhound dogs ex-
posed to cigarette smoke 10, times per week for approximately one
year than in nonexposed' controll animals.
Lorenz, et al. (38) observed no increase in, respiratory tract tu~-
mor formation above that seen in controls in, 97 Strain A mice ex-
posed to cigarette smoke for up to,693 hours, Essenberg (15), how-
ever, exposed Strain A mice to cigarette smoke for 12 hours a day
for up to, one year and observed significantly more papillary adono-
carcinomas in the exposed than in the cont'rol group. An increased
percentage of' hybrid mice were found by Muhlbock (42) to have
alveolar carcinomas among, the experimental group exposed to
smoke for two hours a day for up to 684 days when compared with
a nonexposed group. Similarly, Guerin (22')' observed that 5.1 per-
cent of rats exposedl to cigarette smoke for 45 minutes a day for
two to six months showed pulmonary tumors compared to 2.4 per-
cent of the controll mice.,
Leuchtenberger, et al. (37), working with 40& female CF, mice
observed only a slight increase in the presence of pulmonary adeno.
matous tumors among those exposed to cigarette smoke compared
wit'h those in the control group The authors commented that the
presence of' tumors showed an age relationship: independent of
smoking, exposure:, Otto (43) found that 11 percent of a group of
albino mice exposed to 12, cigarettes a day for up to 24 months
showed pulmonary adenomas as compared with five percent of the
controll non-exposed group. Dontenwill and Wiebecke: (12)d
found.
that increasing the exposure of golden hamsters to up to four ciga-
rettes a day for up to: two years was associated with an increasing
percentage:of animals showing, desquamative metaplasia and bron-
chial papillary metaplasia. Harris and Negroni (26): exposed 200
C57BfL mice to~ cigarette smoke for 20, minutes a day: every other
day for life and found eight adenocarcinomas as compared~ to, none
in the control' group.Because the damage observed in these experimentswas, seen after
prolonged exposure to high concentrations of cigarette smoke, and
because the comparability of animali exposure to smoke with that of
human exposure in smoke-filled rooms is unknown, it is presentllyintpossible to be certain from
animal experiment'ationi about the ex-
tentof the damage that may occur during, long-term, intermittent
exposure to lower concentrations.
SUMMARY
1. An atmosphere contaminated with tobacco smoke can con~-
tribut'e t'o the discomfort of many individuals.
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2'. The level of carbon monoxide attained in experiment's, using
rooms filled! witli tobacco smoke has' been shown to equal, and att
times to exceed, the legal' limits for maximum air pollution per-
mitted for ambient air quality in several localities and can also ex-
ceed the occupational Threshold Limit Value for a normal work
period presentlyih effect for the United States as a whole. The pres-
ence of such levels indicates that the effect of exposure to carbon
monoxide may on occasion, depending uponi the length of exposure,,
be sufficient to be harmful to the health of'an exposed person. Thiss
would be particularly: significant for people who are already suffer-
ing from chronic bronchopulmonary disease and coronary heart
d'isease.,
3. Other components of tobacco smoke, such as particulate mat-
ter and the oxides of' nitrogen, have been show,n, in various concen-
trations to adversely affect animal pul4nonary and cardiac struct'ure,
andl function. The extent of the contributions of'these substances to
illness ini humans exposed to the concentrations present ini an atmo-
sphere contaminatedi with tobacco smoke is not presently known.
PUBLIC EXP'OSURE' TO AIR POLLUTION FROM TOB:ACCO'
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CHAPTER 9
Harrmfal Constituents of Cigarette Sm,oice
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Contents,
The Dose Relationship~ .
Page
141
References ........................................... 146
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.-Compounds in, cigarette smoke judged most likely
to contribute to the health hazards, of smoking ........... 143!
Tablle 2.-Cbrnpounds in cigarette smoke judged as probable
contributors to the health hazards of srnoking; ........... 144
Table 3.-Cbrrmpounds in cigarette smoke judked as suspectedd
contributors to the health hazard's of'smoking . . . . . . . . . . 145

HARMFUL, COI*1STITUENTS' OF CIGARETTE S1VlOKE*'
Cigarette smoke contains a large number and a wirle variety of
compounds which may result in complex and multiple pathophysio-
logical effects on various tissues andi organi systems. Although the
constituents of cigarette smoke are usually divided for eonvenience;
into the two categories of particulate and gas phases, ** many of
them, exist in a distribution equilibrium,, that is,, they are present
partially in the gas phase and partially in the particulate phase:Thi& reviewconcerns
itselfwithjudgxnents concerning the harmful
constituents of cigarette smoke whether these are found primarily
in the gas phase or in the particulate phase:
Constituents of' cigarette smoke may enter the body by a variety
of routes, Theoretically, the route of entry and subsequent absorp-
tion could affect the degree to: which various organs are subjected
to specific cigarette smoke constituents: Some constituents, par-
ticularly the water solhble components of the gas phase, may be
absorbedi by the nasal and oropharyngeal mucous membranes, or
may be dissolved in the salival and swall,owed~ thus allowing, for pos-
sible gastric or intestinal absorption. Other constituents are ab-
sorbed along the tracheobronchial'tree, and the distance which they
reach before being, absorbed! or deposited depends, on such factors as,
the depth of inhalation and the particle size: The absorption of gases,
in the tracheobronchial tree appears to, be in part dependent on the
adsorption of gases to particulate matt'er: Another factor affecting;
the route: and degree of absorption is the adequacy: of pul'monary'
clearance'by which constituents deposited ord'nssolvediin: the mucous
sheath, are delivered to the pharynx and then usually swallowed.
Of the hundreds of compounds identifiedlin cigarette smoke, some
occur ini the smoke in concentrations which may be considered suf-
ficient to present hazards to health. Other compounds appear in
* This reportat;tempts to summarize.the.areas of..generallconsensus reached' in..a.special one-
dayy conference of expertss inthisfield which met indune.. 1970i.. This iss notl to imply that
therewas~unanimousagreemenYon all.statements contained herein. A.list of: participantss in.the meet-
ing: appears: im the: Acknowledgments.
*' Itshouldbet notied, thatt there.e ia, at present, no available instrumentation ~ permittingg the
separation and individual colleetiom of the partieulate and gas phases whiah, duplicates the
precisephysicoohemical conditionsprevailingins cigarettee smoke as~~ it iss iinhaled.. AA widely
ac-cepted arbitrary distinetionbetween the two, phasess is as foll6wss If 500 percent or more of' a
given constituent is retainedl on a Cambridge filter (CM-113 ) during standardized machine: smok-
ing'of a cigarette,.then the compound is, considered to helongto thee particulate phase;
if'an,theother hand' more than 50: percent~ of the compound passea throughthe: Cambridge filter:
under these:conditions, then theconstitoent is~consideredto:belong;to:thegas:phase..
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borderline, concentrations. Still others, although potentially: harm-
ful, are' probably not present in sufficient concentrations to con-
tribute to the hazard;, andl some may be hazardous only when they
interact with other subst'ances in the smoke.
Substances and classes of substances ini cigarette smoke' which
have been judged to contribute to the hazard of cigarette smoking,
have, been classified into three priority groups. Those compounds
which are judged most likely to contribute to the health hazards of
smoking are listed'i in table 1. Additional subst'ances which probably
contribute to, the, health, hazards of smoking are listed in table 2.
Those compounds which are suspected contributors to the, health
hazards of smoking in the concentrations in which they are present
in tobacco smoke are listed in table 3. Many other constituents of
tobacco smoke are considered toi be toxic und'er some conditions but
probably do not present a, health hazard in the concentrations in
which they are generally found in cigarette smoke; these are not
listed'. This listing is not presented as final,, and may be subject to
modification as more informat'ionbecomes available.*
In 11966, the Public Health Service preparedl a technical report oni
"tar"' andlnicot'ine. (60).Tobacco "tar" is the.name given to the ag-
gregate of particulate matter in cigarette smoke after subt'racti'ng
nicotine and moisture. In that report it was stated :
"'It is clear that the overall risk associated with cigarette
smoking increases as the average number of cigarettes con-
sumed per day increases. In the studies which have reported
other measures of exposure such as pack-years, degree of in-
halation, and' maximurn level of cigarette consurnption, the
same type of relationship: holds.'''
Individuals may differ in their inherent susceptibility to diseases
ini which cigarette smoking plays a role and differ in their exposure
to other factors which may increase the likelihood of these!diseases:
Within these groups of varying risk, the degree of exposure to ciga-
rette smoke appears to be the most critical factor for the develbp-
ment of'smoking related disease. Therefore,, the general statement
that the lower the dosage the iower the risk is the most useful guide
available. It was also stated that :
"'It is possible for a cigarette to be altered in such a way
that its `tar' and nico'tine'cont'ent is reduced but certain other
harmful effects, for example the effect of the gaseous phase,
may be increased. Although this is a theoreticall possibility,
'Subsequent tothe aonferencean~ which thisreportwasbased, severalstndiea were published
reporting the presence of: N nitrosamines in cigarette smoke. Since these substances are accepted
ascaroinagensin experimentali animals, theyrepresentl anotherportianof: the~ "tar" which
probably contribu,,es to the total health hazard (18, 24).
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The consensus is that there is inadequate evidence to supportaa
change in that view at the present time.
In addition, it was con:cluded,that "the preponderance of scientificc
evidence strongly suggests that the lower the `tar" and nicotine con-
tent of cigarette smoke;: the less harmful would be the effect."' Sev-
erall studie& reported since: t'hat:timteh~aveadded! strong, support t~oth!is positiion.. The
present review is an attempt to identify those
constituents of the "tar" as well as those constituents considered
part of the gas phase which are most likely to contribute to the
health hazards from: cigarette smoking.:
TABLE 1i.-Com:pou:n:ds in cigarette smoke judged'mo:;t lik:ely: ta con-
.
tribute to the health, hazards of smoking.
PrBmaryphase Concentration.inclassific.ationcigarette smoke G-gas
Chmpound' micrograms/cigarette P=particulate: References
Carbon Monoxide 5,240-21,400 G (1, Y023,!26,,29,
34, 35, 37,,42; 46,
49, 61,63)
Nicotine 200-2,400 P (9)
i'"'Dar"' 3,000-33,000: P' (9)
1"Tar:" is defined as:the: total particulatemattercollectedibya: Cambridge filter (CM-11.3); after
subtracting moisture and nicotinee and includes the: class of' compounds knownn as polycyclic
aromaticc hydracarbons. (PAH). PAH: aree generally accepted.d as beingrespans:ibleg for a
sub-stantial portion of the carcinogenic activity, of thetotal. "tar." Although "tar" from different
cigarettes variess in its carcinogenicc potential, as measured by the bioassayme,thodsin current
use, itremainsthet most practical single. "indicator^of' total carcinogenic: potential. Speciall
mention shauldi..be.made ofBeta1`Iaphthy.laminewhichis, aknownhuman:
urinarybladdercar-cinogen~farwhich there.isnoknown safe level,of.exposure
andiwhichhas.been.reportedpresentin.tobacc!o amokein verylowconcentrations: (16, 28, 3'0.). (0.022:
µgm./cigarette),
It is recognized' that the:substances in cigarette.srnoke may: inter-
act so that the combined pathological effects of several' substances&
may be quite different from the sum of their effects produced ini
isolation. An example of this type of interaction might be the car-
cinogenic eff!ects of tobacco "tar" as a: result of the combined action
of cancer initiating, cancer promoting, and, cancer accelerating
agents in producing, the total effect. Such interactions theoretically
could take place among substances within the gas phase, or sub-
stances within the particulate phase;: or between constituents of the
gas phase and constituents of'the particulate phase. In the absence
of data which identify the interactions of cigarette smoke compo-
nents;: judgments concerning the act'ion, or identification of harmful
substances in cigarette smoke have; of necessity,, been rnade pri-
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TABLE 2,-Compounds in cigarette smoke judged as probable con-
triiiutors' to the health hazards o f s-moking:
Compound Primaryphase.
Concenttatfion in classification
cigarette smoke. G-gas
microgramslciBaretteP-particulat'e
References.
Acralein 45-140 G' (12;,20,,21,2736;
43,45) .
C'resol (all isomers) 68-97' P (20;,4'0).
Hydrocyanic Acid 100-400 G (26,, 38, 43, 45; 4'6;,
49,53)
Nitric Oxide 0-600 G (1, 3, 15, 40, 4244',.
57)'
Nitrogen Dioxide 0-10 G (1, 40, 44, 57).
Phenol 9-202I P' (7 19;, 20, 32, 50;
52))
marily on the basis:of the action of the individual substances. Never-
theless, experimental evaluation of modified cigarette smoke should'i
be designed to take into account the possibility of such interaction.
Untill there is a better understanding of the relative: importance
of the interaction of'the constituent's' of cigarette smoke in the de-
velopment of the diseases associated with cigarette smoking; it widll
be difTicult to assess the significance of the reduction or elimination
of one or several of the constituents named in this report. H'owever,
it is reasonable to take the position that unless there is positive' in
formation to the contrary, cigarettes in which overall "tar"' andl
nicotine levels have:been reduced present to the smoker lower con-
centrations of the harmful substances in the particulate phase. If,
at the same time; significant reductions are made in those gas phasee
constituentls which also contribute to the hazards of' smmking, the.
resulting product should be less hazardous to health.*
The consensus is that a progressive and simultaneous reduetionn
of all substances considered likely to be involved in; the health haz-
ards of' smoking' should' be encouraged as the most promising' step:
available at the present time towards the'development of a less haz-
ardous cig'arette:. Primary emphasis shouldl be given to~ the reduc-
tioni of the three substances or classes of substances named in the
first table, and as a second priority to, the reduction of those! sub-
stances or classes of substances ini the second table before reducing
'An alternative.point.of'view heldbysomeisthatsmokingbehavior.is.aresponseto.theneed
to reach aa certain nicotine level and that loweringtheamount'g ofnicotinef availablee from a
cigarette may result in an increase in the number af~ cigarettes smoked, the depth of inhalttion,
or thee number ofl puffss in order too maintain an accustomed level. Such ann increase in amokingg
might result in an,increased inhal§tion of other hazardous substances in the smoke, thereby
potentiallynegatingthey effectl of! reducingg the amount available in each~ cigarette..
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TABLE 3.-Compounds in cigarette smoke judged' as suspected con
tributors to the health hazards of' smoking.
Primary phaseCtancentratian.inclAssification.
Compound cigarette smoke
micrograms/cigarette G-gass
P-particulateReferences
Acetaldehyde 180-1,440 G (4, 21,27, 36, 43,
45, 48', 49, 53, 59)
Acetone 88=650 G (112, 21, 27,,36, 43;
45, 48, 49 53)
Acetonitrile 14ID-200 , G (12, 43).
Acrylonitrile 10-15 G (12, 43)
Ammonia. 60-330 G (2, 22, 4041, 43,.
64)
Benzene 12-100 G (11, 12, 25, 43, 45
49, 53):
2,3-Butadione 43-200 G (43;, 46, 49, 53)
Butylamine 3' P (31, 40; 41)
t CarbonDioxide, 23,100-78,300 G (1, 10, 15, 23 26;
29, 34; 35, 42; 46, 49,
63)
Crotononitrile 4 G (43)
Dimethylamine 10-11 P' (31,40,41)
D DT 0-0:77 P ('1'7, 39, 54),
Endrin 0:06 P (14)
Ethylamine 1I0-11 G (22, 31, 40, 41)
Fbrmaldehyde 20~41 G, (4, 36,43,4'8, 53),
Filrfural 45-110 P (4, 13, 36)
Hydrogen Sulphide 12-35' G (11% 4351'58)
Hydroquinone 83 P (67Y
Methacrolein 9-11i G (12,43) .
MiethyI Alcohol 90-300. G (12, 21'43, 46, 49),
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Nickel compounds 0=0.58 P (5, 8, 47, 55 56)
Pyridine 25-218 P (40; 62)
1CQ:, is; includedlbeeause of.the:hazard: it.mayrepresent to:those withCO_, retention, such as
those with advanced COPD..
those named in the third table:, In, addition to the epidemiolog,ical
and pathologicald'ata gained from human st'ud'ies,, it isirnportant to
develop better bibassaysystems to evaluate cigarettes modified
by these general guidelines.
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It should again be emphasized that, in, addition to the variation in
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frequently andl deeply he inhales are critical factors in determining
how' lnuch, of'the harmful substances which can be produced''i by the
burning cigarette is given the opportunity to iiljure him.
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150

INIDEX.
Abortion
effect of'matemal'smoking, 5 ;84,85'
frequency, and cigarette consumption,
85
Acetaldehyde
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking; 14'5,
Acetone
as suspected' contributor to health
hazards of smoking, 145
Acetonitrilee
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
Acrolein,
as irritant in tobacco smoke, 101
as probable contributor to health haz-
ards of smo king;,144
AcrylbnitLile
as suspected contributor to health: haz-
ards of smoking,145
Adolescentss
see 3tudents; high school
Air pollution;,
carbon, monoxide from cigarette smoke
7,121-123i,125
ef'fect; on nonsmokers, 121-125
tobacco smoke as a factor, 7,121-124
Air qualityy
standards for carbon monoxide; 128
Alcohol! consumption
effect, on mortality rates from esopha-
geal neoplasms in:1'apanese males, 71
smoking, and, in, esophageal neoplasmi
etiology, 4,68 ,70;71'
A'lle rgy
effectt on cardiovascular abnormalities,
111'
tobacco and', 7,103-111
tobacco smo ke irritants and 11'0
Alphar-antitrypsin deficiency
in emphysema etiology, 4'4:
smoking and, 44!
Altitude
effect'on arterial oxygentension22
Amblyopia, tobacco
cyanides and; 6
diet,and6
smoking and, 6
Ammoniaa
as suspected contributon to health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
Angina pectoris
smoking and; in twin studies, 1'8
Antigen, antibody reac:tioni
allergy and, 103-1A77
smokers vs: nonsmokers, 7,105,111
tobacco, and7,104-107
Aortic aneurysm, nonsyphilitic:
mortality rates;, smokers vs. nonsmokers,
2
Aromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic
effect on tobacco icarcinogenicity,,66
Arterialldiseases
carboxyhemoglobin levels and; 26
smokers vs, nonsmokers; 26
smoking and, 25,26:
Arteriosclerosis
autopsy studies and, 19,20
cigar smoking and, 19'
experimentally induced in dogs,, 19,20
pipe smoking and, 19
smokers vs. nonsmokers,,19,22,23',27'
smoking classifrcation,and,,19
Asbestos
pulmonary fibrosis and, 44!
Asthma
smoking,and,,37
Atherosclerosis
see A,rteriosclerosis
Autopsy studies
arrteriosclerosis and,,19,20
coronary hearrt,disease and, 19',20
Benz(a)anthracene
carcinogenicity; as component of ciga«
rette smoke,, 66
Benzenee
as suspected' conttibutor to health haz-
ards of smoking; 14'5I
Benzo(a)pyrenee
as air pollutant from cigarette smoke,
123
carcinogenic,effects d'uring,pregnancy in
rats, 89
cocarcinogenic effect, on respiratory
tract in rabbits67
hydroxylation by the placenta, 89'
in smoke streams, 123'
Betel nut chewing
in Bombay, India, 69

in head and neck neoplasm etiology, 69
smoking and,b9
Binth weight~
effeet of maternal smoking, 5,83-87
Bladder neoplasms
relative risk in females by amount
smoked73
relative risk in males:by amount smoked!
72,73
smoking and~ 68,72-74
smoking characteristics in etiology, of, 5
Body height;
effect ofl maternal smoking, 88
Bionchial abnormalitiess
in smokers vs: nonsmokers,,4'5
Bronchial histological changes
smoking and, 4'5!
Bronchitis
incidence in, British males by cigarette
consumption, 62
occupational diseases and, 42:
prevalence in smokers in Glenwood
SpringsColorado39
prevalence in smokers vs: nonsmokers im
Yugoslavias 40
smoking in etiology of, 37,
Bronchopulmonary disease, chronic ob-
structive
alphat-antitrypsin deficiency and, 3,44
epidemiology in Tecumseh, Michigan,
39,40
morbidity,, smokers vs: nonsmokers in.
Berlin, New H!ampshire; 39'
mortality, smokers vs. nonsmokers,
38,39
mortality rates for ex-smokers, and&
smokers vs: nonsmokers, 3
mortality rates for pipe/cigar smokers vs.
cigarette smokers, 3
occupational hazards and, 4244
smoking in,etiology of, 3,37
2,3-Butadione,
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of'smoking, 145
Butylamine
as suspected contributor to~ health haz-
ard5, of smoking; 14'5'
Cancer
see Neoplasms and specific listings, e:g,,.
Lung neoplasms
C:ubon idia ttide
as, suspected contributor to health haz=
ar& of smoking, 145
Carbon monoxide
as air pollutant from, cigarette smoke
7,121-123s125effiect on blood, carboxyhemo&bim
levels, 2'1-23',127
effect.on cardiovascular system,,22
effect an nonsmokers, 126
effect on psychomotior~ performance,
126
effect on,vision126
as most likely contributor to health
hazards of smoking; 8,143
psycholbgical and physiological effects,
125-128
Carboxyhemoglobin levels
blbodicholesterol and, 23
during and following exposure to earbonn
monoxide, 124,125
i,n nonsmokers exposed to cigaret!tee
smoke, 125
occlusive peripheral vascular disease and,
26
smokers vs. nonsmokers, 21F23'.
Carcinogenesis
experimental, 65-67
initiating, agents in cigarette smoke, 66.
Carcinogens
effect on oral mucosa in laboratory ani-
mals, 70
Cerebrovascular disease
mortality rates, smokers vs. nonsmokers,
2
smoking,and,,24,x5'
Cessation of smoking
effect on COPD morbidity and mortal-
ity, 41,42'
effect on respiratory symptoms, 41,42
lung neoplasm development and, 62
myocardial infarct and, 17,18
as:preventive measure in C1dD; 1!718
as therapy in arterial diseases, 26'
CHD
see Coronary heart, disease
Children
effect of parental smoking, 129
passive smoking and, 129
respiratory, illness and, 129,
Cholesterol
in tobacco, 24'
in tobacco smoke, 24
Chronic bronchitis
seeBtonchitis
Chronic bronchopulmonary disease
see Bronchopulmonary disease, chronic
obstructive
152'

Chrysene
carcinogenicity, as component of ciga-
rette smoke, 66
Cigarette consumption
effect on mortality from lung cancer in
Poland, 61,62
Cigarettes
tar and nicotine content, 142,143
Cigarette smoking
see Smoking
Cigar~ smokers
carboxyhemoglbbin levels in21-23
myocardial arteriole wall thickness in, 19
relative risk in esophageal, neoplasm
development,,68
relative: risk in laryngeal' neoplasm de-
velopmeni, 67'
Coaliminers
pneumoconiosis and~,42-44
Cbngenital malformations
maternal smoking and, 87
COPD
see Bioncfiopulmonary disease, chronic
obstructive
Coronary heart disease
autopsy studies,, 19,200
carboxyhemoglobin levels andi, 27
cross-sectional study in Bergen,, Norway,
16
epidemiological'stu dies 14-16'
heredity as a factor, 18
incidence among Minnesota men by age
and smoking habi't 14-16
interaction of smoking and other risk
factors, 16,58
mortality rates and' per capita cigarette
consumption in several countries, 1,6
mortality rates in longshoremen, 14
retrospective studies in Goteborg,
Sweden, 16
retrospective studies in Prague, Czecho-
slovakia, 1I6
smoking;im etiology of, 1,2,13,14,
twin studies:,,18
Cor Pulmonale
see Pulmonary heart disease
Cough
smokers vsnonsmokers,,4!0 ,
Cresol
as probable contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 144
Crotononitrile
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 1'45'.
Cyanidess
tobacco amblyopia and, 6
DDT
as suspectedl eonttibutor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 65',145
Dermatitis
among tobacco workers, 111
Dibenz(a,c)anthracene
carcinogenicity, as component oE' eigae rette smoke, 66
7H-D5benz (e,g)carbozole
carcinogenicity, as component of' ciga-
rette smoke, 66',67
carcinogenic effect on respiratory tract
in hamsters, 66s67
Diet
tobacco arnblyopia and~ 6
Dimethylamine
as suspected' contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking,,1'45
7,12'Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene,
effect on oral mucosa in,hamsters, 70
Edentuiismi
smoking and, 6
Emphysema
alphat-antitrypsin deficiency and, 44
experimentally induced in smoking dogs;
46;
smoking in etiology ofl, 37
Endrin
as suspected' contributor to~ health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
Epidemiological studies
bronchopulmonary diseases and smok-
ing, 38,41
coronary disease and smoking 14-16
esophageall neoplasms and smoking,
70,71
laryngeal neoplasms and smoking, 68
lung;neoplasms and smoking, 60+65'
maternal smoking and outcome of preg-
nancy, 83~-87'
oral neoplasms and smoking, 68-70
pancreatic neoplasms and smoking, 74'
urinary bladder neoplasms and smoking,
72-74
Esophageal neoplasms
alcohol consumption andi smoking in
etiology ofs 4,5,71
mortality rates in Japanese males by
smoking and drinking characteristics,
71
153

smoking;in etiology of, 4,70;7L
Esophagus
ef fect! o f smo kin g, , 9 8
Ethylamine
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 1'45
Experimental studies
nicotine andicigarette smoke21
Ex-smokers
mortality rates from lung cancer, 5
Fetus
effect of maternal smoking, 5,83-89
Filtrationn
smoke, effect,' on bronclio-constrictorr
response in smokers; 45
Formaldehyde
as suspected contributor to; health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
Furfural
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ardsof'smoking, 145
Gas phasecigarette smoke
effect on mucous flow rates in cats, 47,
harmful constituents in, 143
Gastric secretions
effectof'nicotine, 97'
Gastrointestinal disorders
smoking and, 5,6,97,98
Genetic factors
in alphat-antitrypsin deficiency, 44
smoking and~ 44
Gingivitis
smoking and, 6
Heart disease
see Coronary heart,disease
Heredity
alphat-andtrypsin deficiency and, 44
coronary heart disease and18!
smoking and, 18i
Hydrocyanic acid
as probable contributor to~ health haz-
ards of smoking, 144
Hydrogen sulphide
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 145:
Hydtoquinone
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking,,145
Hypercholesterolemi a
as a, risk factor, for coronary heart, dis-
ease, 16,17
154
H'ypertension i
as a risk factor for coronary heart! dis,
ease, 1'6,17'
Hypoxemia
smoking and; 22:
Hypoxia
effect of nicotine;, 21
experimentally induced inirats,, 21
Infant mortality
effect of maternal srnoking; 8387
low birth weight and, 86
Influenza
incidence fromiantibody deficit in smok-
ers, 109
Intermittent claudication
smokers vs. nonsmokers, 22,26
lntra-oral smoking
see Reverse smoking
Ischemic heart disease
morbidity ratio: from~ in New Delhi,
India4 16.
Laryngeal neoplasms
epidemiological, studies,, 68
relative risk, among cigarette,, pipe: and,
cigar smokers; 67
smoking in etiol'ogy of, 4,67,68
Leukoplakia~
oral neoplasm development in smokers
and~68,69
smoking in etiology of, 68,69
Lip neoplasms
pipe smoking as cause of, 4
Lung cancer
see Lung neoplasms
llung,function
effecvof smoking, 37,38
in smokers vsi nonsmokers, 40.
Lung neoplasms
epidemiological studies, 60-65
etiology and epidemiology, 59,60
incidence in British males by amount
smoked62
incidence in Czechoslovakian~ males by
amountsmoked; 611
incidence iw Jewish, vs. non-Jewish
women, 63,64
incidence imuranium miners,,64,65
mortality ratios in Japanese males by
amount smoked, 61
mortality ratios in Japanese women, 63'
prospective study in Japanese adults,
4,60;61
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prospective study in~ Czechoslovakian
males, 61
relationship to chronic bronchitis and
smoking;,62
relative risk in ex-smokers by length of
cessation and, previous duration, of
habit;,62-64'
smoking as cause, 4,,5,59;60
Macrophages;, alveolar
effect; of tobacco smoke, 47,48
in sputum specimensoEsmokers vs. non-
smokers,, 48
Maternal-fetal exchange
effect of nicotine, 88!
Maternal smoking
see Smoking, maternal,
Methacrolein
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
Methyl alcoholl
as suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
6-Methylanthranthrene
carcinogenicity,, as componenY of ciga-
rette smoke,,66
Morbidity
fromichronic bronchopulmonary disease,,
39-41
Mortality
from chronic bronchopuimonary disease,
38,39
Mortality ratess
esophageal neoplasms in Japanese males
by smoking and' drinking character-
isrtics7'1,
lung neopiasms, in Japanese women, 63
pancreatic neopl9sms in United' States,
74
Mortality ratios
lung neoplasms in Japanese: males by
amount smoked, 61
incidence in men in Goteborg, Sweden,
by tobacco consumption,, 15
incidence rates by smoking classifi-
cation, 1'5'
smokers vs. nonsmokers in Goteborg,
Swedens 16
Neonatal death
maternal, smoking and, 83-87-
Neopiasms
see also Specific types of neoplasms,
e.g. lung, neopiasms
smoking and4,5;59=75
N~ickeL compoundss
as suspected contributors to health, haz-
ards of smoking, 14'5'
Nicotine
antigenic properties, 104
effect on apexcardiogram,, 211
effect on birth weight, in rats, 88'
effect: on bronchoconstrictor, response
in laboratory animals, 46
effect on fetus in laboratory animals,
88
effect on gastric secretions, 97-
effect on gastrointestinal secretions in
dogs, 6
effect on, immune response in man, 109'
effect on lipid metabolism, in rabbits,
21
effect on peripheral, circulatory system,
25,26
effects during, pregnancy in laboratory
animals, 88
experimental studies, 21
hypoxia and, 21
as most likely, contributor to health
hazards: of smoking, 8,143
Nittic :oxide
as probable contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking 14'4'
Nitrogen ~ dioxide
int. Mouth ineoplasms
see Oral neoplasms effect on pultnonary tissue in rats,
4'6,47'
by
ish Myocardial: arteriole walls
effect of filtered cigarettes in dogs, 20
thickness in, smokers vs. nonsmokers,.
2,19 in emphysema etiology46'
as probable contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking,, 144
Nitrogen oxides
~ thiekne.cs, in, smoking,and' nonsmoking, as air pollutants in cigarette smoke;.
by dogs, 2',20 ~ 124,125
63 Myocardial infarctt
epidemiological study in, Goteborg;, Non-nicotine cigarettes
effect on apexcardiogram, 211
tts, Sweden, 14,15 Nonsmokers
incidence among Minnesota meniby age
and smoking habit, 14,15
allergic and irritative reactions to eiga,
rette smoke 128',129'
155

allergic symptoms in, from tobacco
smoke exposure, 110;111
carboxyhemoglobim levels in, 125
passive smoking and, 121-125'
Obesity
as a risk factor for coronary heart dis-
ease, 16
Occupational diseases
bronchitis, 42
chronic: obstructive pulmonary disease,,
3,42-44
pneumoconiosis, 42-44
pulmonary fibrosis, 44
smoking and, 3',42!44
Occupational hazards
smoking and 3,4,42-44
Oral contraceptives
smoking;and; 26'
thrombophlebitis and, 26
Oral diseases, non.neoplastlc
smoking and6
Oral hygiene
smoking,and, 6
Oral mucosa
effect of' carcinogens in laboratory ani,
mals, 7Q~
effect,of cigarette smoke, 6,69'
effect of reverse smoking; 69'
effect of tobacco/,bidi smoking, and
chewing,, 69
Oral neoplasms
pipe smoking;as cause; 67
relative risk in tobacco smokers and
chewers, 70
smoking; in etioTogy of;, 4,67-70
Oxygen tension
smokers vs: nonsmokers, 22
Pancreatic neoplasms
mortality rates in United States, 74'
mortality ratios in Japanese male and
female smokers, 74
smoking and, 5,68,74
Particulate phase, cigarette smoke
caccinogenic : accelerators in, 5',65'
effect on pulmonary and cardiac struc-
ture and function7,8'
harmful constituents ins 143
Passive smoking
effect on children, 129,
effect on respiratory tract in laboratory
animals, 129,130
in neoplasm indlrction in laboratory
animal 1130
156:
Perinatal studies
maternal smoking and, 83-88
Periodontal diseases
smokingand6
Peripheral vascular diseases
carboxyhemoglobin levels and, 26
smoking, and4 2;252'6
Phagocytosis
effect of cigarette smoke in rabbits
1'09
effect of tobacco smoke, 47-48
Phenol
as probable contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 144
Physical inactivity
as risk factor in coronary heart disease;
16,1'7'
Pipe smokers
carboxyhemoglobin levels in, 21
myocardial arteriole wall thickness in,.
19
oral, neopl'asms and, 67
relative risk in esophageal neoplasm
development 68
relative risk in laryngeal neoplasm
development 67'
Pneumoconiosis
prevalence in coal miners, 421141
smokers vs. nonsmokers, 42-4'4!
Post-operative pulmonary complicationss
snokers,vs: nonsmokers, 38
Preeclampsia
smoking and, 84
Pregnancy
effect of maternal smoking, 5,83'-87,
Prematurity
effect of maternal smoking, 5,83-87
Pulmonary clearance
effect of smoking, 3',47'
Pulmonary fibrosis
in asbestos textile workers44
smoking and', 44
Pulmonary heart disease
COPD and24
smoking as,cause; 24',27'
Pulmonary macrophages
effect of smoking, 3,4,47-48
morphologic differences im smokers vs.
nonsmokers, 4,47-48
Pyridine
as: suspected contributor to health haz-
ards of smoking, 145
Radiation exposure
smoking and in uranium miners, 64,65
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plasm
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Aers vs.
alth haz-
rs, 64,65
Respiratory disorders,, acute: noninflu-
enzal
in smokers vs. nonsmokers, 48
Respiratory functlon tests
effect of smoking45
Respiratory infections
smoking and, 3,38
Respiratory symptoms
pipe/cigar smokers and cigarette
smokers vs. nonsmokers, 3;40:
Reverse smoking
effect on oral mucosa, 6:,69,70
nicotinic stomatitis and6,69,70:
Risk factors
in, coronary heart d'isease 16-18
Skin
effecti of tobacco extracts, 105407
tobacco antigens and, 7,104,1051
Skin testing,
for reactions to tobacco, 105-107
Smoke, cigarette
carcinogenicity, 65,66:
cocarcinogenic effect on respiratory
ttactt in rabbits, 67
ef'fect, on apexcardiogram 211
effect on breathing in guinea pigs, 46
effect on lung surface tensioni in dogs,
48':
effect on nasociliary mucosa in don-
keys, 47'
effect on phagocytosis in, rabbits, 109
experimentaf studies in laboratory ani-
mals, 2 L
harmful constituents of, 8,141-146
Smoke, tobacco
as air pollutant, 7,121,122
allergic and irritative components,
effect on nonsmokers, 7,1218;129
antigenic properties; 104
effect on macrophages, 47
irritants in, 109;1'10
Smokers vs.,nonsmokers
arteriosclerosis and, 19
carboxyhemoglobin levels, 21-23
cerebrovascular diseases and, 25
oral diseases and, 6'
respiratory symptoms, 40
thickness of myocardial arteriole walls,
119,
Smoke stteams
benzo(a)pyrene contents 123:
effect on nonsmokers, 1'22,1I23
tar and nicotine content,, 123'
Smoking
bladder neoplasms and, 68,72-74
effect on cardiovascular system, 6,13,14
effect on esophageal sphincter, 97,98
effect on gastrointestinal secretions in,
dogs, 6
effect on, leukocytes in guinea pigs, 46;
effect on lungs in dogs, 46
effect on mortality rates from, esopha-
geal neoplasm in Japanese males, 711
effect on~ neoplasm recurrence at site of
primary, 69
effect on, oxygen tension in arteriali
bloods 45
effect on pentagastrin-stimulatedI gastric
secretion; 97
effecti on peripheraleirculatorysysrtem,
25,26
effect on pulmonary clearance47'
heartburn and, 97,98
peptic ulcers and, 6,97,98
tobacco amblyopia and, 6
Smoking, bidi
in neoplasm etiology in Bombay, India,
69
Smoking, maternal
carcinogenic effects on fetus, 88
effect on abortions, 5,84,$5
effect on, birth weight, 5,83-87'
effect on body height of children, 88'
effect on fetal growth, rate, 5;83-87
effect on neonatal mortality rates,
84-87
effect on, neoplasm development in off-
spring, 87,,$8
effect on placental metabolizing activ
ity 89
effects during,pregnancy, 5;83-87'
teratogenic effects, 87
unwanted pregnancy and, 84
Smoking, parental
effect on children, 129:
Snuffl
effect on oral mucosa in hamsters, 70
Squamous cell carcinoma
smoking, in etiology of, 69
Stomatitis nicotina
reverse smoking and, 6,69,70
Strokee
smoking and, 24,25
Students, high school
effect of smoking, 40,411
pulmonary function of smokers vs. non-
smokers, 3
157

respiratory symptoms' in, 40;41I
Surfactantsg
effect of! tobacco smoke, 48
Tar'content '
as harmful component of cigarette
smoke, 142',143'
Tars, tobacco
carcinogenicity, 65,66
definition, 143'
Thromboangiitis obliterans
tobacco alltrgy ands, 111
Thrombophlebitis
oral' contraceptives and, 26
smoking and, 26
Thrombosis
effect of'smoking, 23'
Tobacco
cholesterol content',, 24
effect on immune responses, 6,1.'07-1091
pharmacologic;, irritative, and allergic ef-
fects,, 7,1'09!-1111
Tobacco antigens
in smokers vs. nonsmokers, 107
Tobacco chewing
oral neoplasms ands, 69
Tobacco extracts
antigenic properties, 104,105
effect on skin,,105-107
irritants in, 104,105
thromboangiitis obliterans and 111
Tobacco leaf.
antigenic properties 1104,105
Tobacco pollen
antigenic properties, 104
Tuberculosiss
smoking and~ 41
Twins
smoking and coronary heart, disease: in,
18
Ulcer,, duodenal
smoking and, 6,97,98
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Ulcer, peptic
increased prevalence in, male smokers,
97
smoking and,,5',6;97;9'8
smoking as cause in dogs,,, 97,98
Urinary bladder neoplasms
see' Bladder neoplasms
Vascular disease; peripheral
carboxyhemoglobin levels and, 26
nihotine and,, 25
smokers vs. nonsmokers, 26
smoking as a risk factors 2,25;26
V ision
effect of carboni monoxide;, 126
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