Study and Comparison of Some Toxic Metal Elements Concentration in Cigarette Ashes and Rolling Papers

Abstract

This research included investigating the concentration of toxic elements (iron, copper, zinc, chromium, manganese, cobalt, lead, and nickel), which were detected using the (AAS) device. In five types of cigarettes (Rothman, Malboro, Karela, Sports, and M), an average of three samples for each type, where samples were taken from cigarette rolling papers (Bafra) and tobacco residues (ash and the data were treated statistically by using (T) test). The significance of the mean of heavy metals between the two groups (ash, cigarette rolling papers) is that there are differences at the level of probability (0.05 ≥P) for Rothman cigarettes for both (Fe, Pb, Ni), and Karela for (Cu, Mn, Co, Ni) As for the athlete, the differences were for the elements (Fe, Zn, Co, Ni), while the Malboro represented a statistical function between the two groups for all haevy metals also for all with a statistical significance except (Zn), it was not significant, while the results of measuring the elements using the (AAS) device showed ) in cigarette rolling papers (0.22, 0.23, 0.08, 0.01, 0.06, 0.03, 0.13, 0.18 ppm) respectively, while in ash samples the mean was (0.30, 0.04, 0.03, 0.005, 0.05, 0.034, 0.110.16) ppm) respectively, which gives a clear indication and a close link that every part of the cigarette contains percentages of toxic heavy metals, and this reflects the amount of damage to the health of the person, for smokers.