Özcan, Mehmet MusaAl Juhaimi, Fahad Y.Uslu, NurhanGhafoor, KashifAhmed, Isam A. MohamedBabiker, Elfadil E.2020-03-262020-03-262019Özcan, M. M., Aljuhaimi, F., Uslu, N., Ghafoor, K., Ahmed, I. A. M., Babiker, E. E. (2019). Distribution of Heavy Metal and Macroelements of Indian and Imported Cigarette Brands in Turkey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(27), 28210-28215.0944-13441614-7499https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05978-2https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/37701While Cd contents of cigarettes are determined between 0.44 (C8) and 1.55 mg/kg (C7), Co contents of cigarette samples varied between 0.26 (B5) and 2.19 mg/kg (B3). Also, while Cr contents of tested cigarettes are determined between 0.88 mg/kg (C5) and 1.72 mg/kg (B2), Mo contents of cigarettes ranged from 0.39 (C7) to 1.13 mg/kg (B2). In addition, Cu contents of cigarettes varied between 10.36 (C11) and 30.47 mg/kg (C18), while Fe contents of cigarette samples range between 306.03 (C5) and 595.42 mg/kg (C16). In addition, while Ni contents of cigarettes vary between 1.00 (C7) and 3.17 mg/kg (C1), Pb contents of brands varied between 0.16 (B4) and 7.37 mg/kg (B1). In general, Indian and imported cigarette samples used in Turkey are rich in Ca, K, Mg, P, and S. In Indian samples, B4 and B5 cigarette samples contained lower heavy metals compared with other cigarettes.en10.1007/s11356-019-05978-2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCigaretteIndianImportHeavy metalsMacroelementsICP-AESArticle2627282102821531368072Q1WOS:000490028900058Q2