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Topical Report NCI/S&HP/ORNL #49 TAR, NICOTINE, CO AND C02 DELIVERIES OF PHILIPPINE CIGARETTES 8-26-77 W. H. Griest, R. B. Quincy, A. H. Marshall Tobacco Smoke Research Program Bio/Organic Analysis Section Analytical Chemistry Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Interagency Agreement (ERDA-NIIi/NCI) No. 40-485-74, Part I Internal (ORNL) Contract Charge No. 3390-0225 Intended for informal commumnication with project management only. Confidential until published or released by author.

TAR, NICOTINE, CO AND C02 DELIVERIES OF PHILIPPINE CIGARETTES W. H. Griest, R. B. Quincy, A. H. Marshall Introduction. This Topical Report communicates the results of the analysis of 12 brands of Philippine cigarette brands for tar (also TPM and water), nicotine, CO, and C02 at the request of NCI. Experimental. The cigarettes were provided to ORNL by NCI and were handled, smoked, and analyzed by standard protocol procedures. Nicotine was measured by the protocol gas chromatographic procedure. Results/Discussion. Table 1 identifies the brands and the weights, RTDs, and puff numbers of the cigarettes. Analytical results are presented in Table 2. In general, the tar and nicotine deliveries of these cigarettes are consis- tent with those for other Philippine cigarettes we have examined (1). We have analyzed a"Seven Stars° brand previously (2) with a group of Japanese cigarettes. The Japanese equivalent had about the same cigarette weight, higher RTD, and lower puff n=ber. Tar was about 15.5 mg/cig and nicotine was 1.05 mg/cig. The Japanese brand produces about half the tar delivery of the Philippine brand, and the nicotine is about 50 percent lower. Con- siderable changes appear to have been made in this cigarette brand since our last analysis. None of the other cigarette brands have been examined at ORNL in the past. References 1. Topical Report NCI/S&HP/ORNL No. 1, 9-19-75. 2. Topical Report NCI/S&HP/ORNL No. 2, 9-19-75.

Table 1. Analysis of Philippine Cigarettes. Cigarette Characteristics Brand Cigarette Weight, mg Cigarette RTD, nrn H110 Puff Number Brooks Special - Filter King 1165 100.3 13.2 Boss - Super King Menthol 1314 84.0 15.6 E3ow1 ing Green - Menthol 1226 135.4 13.1 Hope - Menthol 100 1326 137.0 14.2 Hope - Menthol Kings 1062 109.5 11.4 Jack Pot - Premium Menthol 100 1421 82.9 14.7 Kingford 1083 104.8 11.3 New Gold - King Size 1193 76.0 12.8 Seven Stars - King Size 1051 107.2 11.3 Sportsman - Menthol Filter 1241 94.5 14.5 Sure - Menthol 1240 129.3 12.7 Union - Menthol Long 100 1284 78.6 14.1

Table 2. Analysis of Philippine Cigarettes. Analytical Results Delivery/Ciga rette Brand TPM, mg _ Water, inc tdicotine, mg Tar, mg ® CO, ml C02, ml _ Brooks Special - Filter King 36.68 2.53 1.60 32.55 21.0 43.7 Boss - Super King Menthol 45.74 4.48 2.05 39.21 20.6 47.6 Bowling Green - Menthol 30.35 2.19 1.61 26.55 19.6 43.9 Hope - Menthol 100 31.60 2.92 1.76 26.92 17.4 44.4 Hope - Methol Kings 32.12 3.80 1.43 26.89 17.6 41.7 Jack Pot - Premium Menthol 100 43.13 4.26 1.39 37.48 20.4 47.5 Kingford 30.84 3.29 1.30 26.25 16.4 40.0 Pdew Gold - King Size 39.69 3.42 1.22 35.05 18.5 40.1 Seven Stars - King Size 37.66 7.03 1.68 28.95 20.7 40.6 *ktc Sportsman - Menthol Filter 37.23 4.17 0.88 32.18 21.4 48.4 Sure - Menthol 29.56 2.92 1.50 25.14 16.7 39.7 Union - Menthol Long 100 37.98 4.99 0.97 32.02 18.5 44.1