利用基质导入技术分析烟草中有毒物的含量

A major tool used by the tobacco industry is the additive technology. More than 600 authorised additives are used for several reasons for example to cover the ‘bad taste’ of nicotine, increase in the delivery or for better mouth feeling for the smoke. Generally, the tobacco additives are screened for their direct toxicity. However, the additional smoking of all those compounds together brings increased exposure to over 4000 chemicals, including toxic and highly toxic compounds. At this time only the manufacturer knows which additives are used and in which brands. Not even the responsible Government or the EU have this kind of information. For this reason we have started to develop a application for screening of additives in tobacco.