Beitr. Tabakforsch. Int./Contrib. Tob. Research, 2004, 21-1, p. 40–6., ISSN.0173-783X
Evolution of tobacco-specific nitrosamines and microbial populations during flue-curing of tobacco under direct and indirect heating
Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canadian tobacco was flue-cured using two different heating systems: direct-fired in which the exhaust gases were in contact with the tobacco and indirect in which only hot air, via a heat exchanger, contacted the tobacco. The concentrations of...