Sub-Group
TSNA - TSNA in Air-cured and Fire-cured Tobacco - 2006
Objectives
- To determine proper placement of data loggers in curing barns to best represent the true curing conditions within the barn and produce a CORESTA Guide on data logger placement and calibration.
- Sampling (a) To define proper sampling method of post-cure tobacco for TSNA determination. (b) To determine the optimal method for sample preparation for TSNA determination.
- To collect available TSNA presentations and papers and publish them on the CORESTA website.
2017-2018 Burley and Dark Tobacco Production Guide (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia)
TSNAs in Burley and Dark Tobacco on pg 62
Updated November 2017
Website
Technical Documents
Reports : Analysis of Variability in Curing Conditions and Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines Within Barns of Dark Air-Cured Tobacco 01/2017Reports : Analysis of Variability in Curing Conditions and TSNA within Barns of Dark Air-Cured Tobacco 05/2015Reports : Investigation of Curing Environment and TSNA Accumulation Within Barns in Dark Air-cured Tobacco 01/2014Reports : Evaluation of Correlation between Within-Barn Curing Environment and TSNA Accumulation in Dark Air-Cured Tobacco 01/2013