Science · 1958 · 11 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesChemistryToxicologySpectroscopyVolatile Organic CompoundsChemical Composition Of SmokePolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon PrecursorsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsSmoke CompositionUltraviolet Absorption FeaturesUltraviolet Absorption LinesUltraviolet Absorption Spectra
No variation in total amounts of those polycyclic hydrocarbons with ultraviolet absorption maxima at 385 mmicro was found in the smoke from cigarettes containing varying amounts of hexane solubles. Addition of C(l4)-labeled tobacco paraffins to cigarettes showed that tobacco paraffins are unimportant as precursors of polycyclic hydrocarbons in smoke.
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The determination of polycyclic hydrocarbons in town air
Ralph L. Cooper · The Analyst · 1954 · 67 citations
The Thermal Decomposition of Some Tobacco Constituents
James A. Gilbert, A. J. Lindsey · British Journal of Cancer · 1957 · 32 citations · Full text