A method has been developed for the determination of methyl nitrite from the smoke of one cigarette. The method is useful for comparing the methyl nitrite content of the smoke from different types of cigarettes and for evaluating filters which might remove methyl nitrite from cigarette smoke. The method could also be used for the determination of alkyl nitrites in complex mixtures other than cigarette smoke on which direct analysis cannot be made.

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