Heavy metals content and health risk assessment of the processed tobacco from Malaysian cigarettes

• Main Authors: Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Ladius, Calvin, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Abu Samah, Mohd Armi, Sulaiman, Fazrul Razman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kalpana Corporation 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62020/1/Heavy%20metals%20content%20and%20health%20risk%20assessment%20of%20the%20processed%20tobacco%20from%20Malaysian%20cigarettes.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62020/; http://ijep.co.in/uploads/journals/15068652322160.pdf

Study determined the concentration of heavy metals in the selected tobacco of the commercial and do it yourself (DIY) cigarette available in Malaysian market. Tobacco was sampled based on the type and flavor (N=24). The samples were oven dried (48 hr), ground and sieved before analyzed using XRF tec...