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2014-2015 Collaborative Study of CORESTA Monitor Test Pieces CM7 and CM8 for the Determination of Test Piece Weight, TPM, Water, Nicotine, NFDPM, Carbon Monoxide and Puff Count Obtained under Mainstream ‘ISO’ Smoking Regime

RAC Technical Report

August 2015

The CORESTA Routine Analytical Chemistry Sub-Group has been given the responsibility to organize the annual testing of the CORESTA Monitor test piece as well as the release of new monitor test pieces. The 2014-2015 study was designed to:

  • measure mainstream ISO yields of nicotine-free dry particulate matter (NFDPM), nicotine and carbon monoxide (CO) to verify the stability of the current monitor test piece CM7 against previously obtained yields;
  • determine intra- and inter-laboratory variability for the measured ISO smoke yields for the CM7 and CM8 test pieces;
  • verify the conditioned weight for the CM7 against previously obtained weights and get new data for the CM8;
  • release CM8 as a new monitor test piece, on the basis of the results mentioned above.

The analytical results of the 2014-15 collaborative study confirmed that the CM7 and CM8 test pieces can be used as monitor test pieces, and CM8 released for sale.

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Report - 2014-2015 Collaborative Study of CORESTA Monitor Test Pieces CM7 and CM8 for the Determination of Test Piece Weight, TPM, Water, Nicotine, NFDPM, Carbon Monoxide and Puff Count Obtained under Mainstream ‘ISO’ Smoking Regime (August 2015)

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Report - 2011 Collaborative Study of CORESTA Monitors #6 (CM6) and #7 (CM7) for the Determination of Test Piece Weight, TPM, Water, Nicotine, NFDPM, Carbon Monoxide and Puff Count Obtained Under Mainstream ‘ISO’ and ‘Intense’ Smoking Regimes (February 2012)

Report - 2010 Collaborative Study of CORESTA Monitor #6 (CM6) for the Determination of Test Piece Weight, TPM, Water, Nicotine, NFDPM, Carbon Monoxide and Puff Count Obtained Under Mainstream “ISO” and “Intense” Smoking Regimes (August 2011)

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