Tobacco Science & Technology, 2010, 8, p. 46-49., ISSN.1002-0861
Determination of total mercury in tobacco materials by thermal decomposition and cold atomic absorption spectrometry
ZHANG XIN-HENG(1); XIE FENG-HUA(2); LI XIU-YAN(2)
1. Technology Center of Beijing Cigarette Factory, Shanghai Tobacco Group, Beijing 101121, P.R. China; 2. Beijing LabTech Ltd., Beijing 101312, P.R. China
The contents of total mercury (Hg) in various tobacco materials, such as cut tobacco, filter rod, packaging, flavor, and tipping paper, were determined by thermal decomposition and cold atomic absorption spectrometry. The results showed that: 1) The...