According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
, the following are known human carcinogens found in
cigarette smoke:-
| Chemical |
Amount (per cigarette) |
| Acetaldehyde:- |
980 micrograms to 1.37 milligrams |
| Acrylonitrile:- |
formerly 1 to 2 milligrams. This product was used as a fumigant in tobacco. Its use has since been discontinued. |
| 4-Aminobiphenyl:- |
0.2 to 23 nanograms per cigarette |
| o-Anisidine hydrochloride:- |
unknown |
| Arsenic:- |
unknown |
| Benzene:- |
5.9 to 75 micrograms |
| Beryllium:- |
0.5 nanograms |
| 1,3-Butadiene:- |
152 to 400 micrograms |
| Cadmium:- |
1.7 micrograms |
| 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine:- |
unknown |
| Ethylene oxide:- |
unknown |
| Formaldehyde:- |
unknown |
| Furan:- |
unknown |
| Heterocyclic amines:- |
unknown |
| Hydrazine:- |
32 micrograms |
| Isoprene:- |
3.1 milligrams |
| Lead:- |
unknown |
| 2-Naphthylamine:- |
1.5 to 35 nanograms |
| Nitromethane:- |
unknown |
| N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine:- |
3 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodiethanolamine:- |
24 to 36 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodiethylamine:- |
up to 8.3 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodimethylamine:- |
5.7 to 43 nanograms |
| N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine:- |
1 nanogram |
| 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone:- |
up to 4.2 micrograms |
| N-Nitrosonornicotine:- |
14 micrograms |
| N-Nitrosopiperidine:- |
unknown |
| N-Nitrosopyrrolidine:- |
113 nanograms |
| N-Nitrososarcosine:- |
22 to 460 nanograms |
| Polonium-210:- |
depends on soil and fertilizer used to grow tobacco |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons:- |
28 to 100 milligrams |
| o-Toluidine:- |
32 nanograms |
| Vinyl chloride:- |
5.6 to 27 nanograms |
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