A Comparison between Cigarette Topography from a One-Week Natural Environment Study to FTC/ISO, Health Canada, and Massachusetts Department of Public Health Puff Profile Standards

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ID15464342
AuthorsRisa J Robinson (0000-0001-8488-5448, Rochester Institute of Technology, corresponding author), S Emma Sarles (0000-0003-4890-1820, Rochester Institute of Technology), Shehan Jayasekera (0000-0003-1222-4813, Rochester Institute of Technology), Aziz al Olayan (Rochester Institute of Technology), A Gary DiFrancesco (Rochester Institute of Technology), Nathan C Eddingsaas (0000-0003-1539-5415, Rochester Institute of Technology), Edward Hensel (0000-0002-2682-0766, Rochester Institute of Technology)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue10
Pages3444-3444
Publication date2020-05-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17103444
PMID32429116
OpenAlexW3024784090
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

Standardized topography protocols for testing cigarette emissions include the Federal Trade Commission/International Standard Organization (FTC/ISO), the Massachusetts Department of Health (MDPH), and Health Canada (HC). Data are lacking for how well these protocols represent actual use behavior. This study aims to compare puff protocol standards to actual use topography measured in natural environments across a range of cigarette brands. Current smokers between 18 and 65 years of age were recruited. Each participant was provided with a wPUMTM cigarette topography monitor and instructed to use the monitor with their usual brand cigarette ad libitum in their natural environment for one week. Monitors were tested for repeatability, and data were checked for quality and analyzed with the TAPTM topography analysis program. Data from n = 26 participants were analyzed. Puff flow rates ranged from 17.2 to 110.6 mL/s, with a mean (STD) of 40.4 (21.7) mL/s; durations from 0.7 to 3.1 s, with a mean (STD) of 1.5 ± 0.5 s; and volumes from 21.4 to 159.2 mL, with a mean (STD) of 54.9 (29.8) mL. Current topography standards were found to be insufficient to represent smoking across the wide range of real behaviors. These data suggest updated standards are needed such that emissions tests will provide meaningful risk assessments

Environmental health · Geography · Natural experiment · Public health · Medicine · Nursing · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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