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Journal of Medical Sciences

Year: 2005 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 83-88
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2005.83.88
Estimation of the Amount of 210Po Released with the Smoke Stream into Smoker`s Lungs from Cigarette Tobacco and Some Smoking-pastes in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Nasir Al-Arifi

Abstract: To estimate the amount of 210Po released with the smoke stream to smoker’s lungs, 210Po was measured in some types of tobacco, jurak and mehassel samples and in the post-smoking ashes, butts and water filters. Jurak is a paste mixture composed of 30% tobacco, 50% molasses and 20% spices and minced fruits. Mehassel is a local name of a paste mixture of unknown ratios of tobacco to spices and minced fruits. Both jurak and mehassel are used for smoking by Shisha (pipe used for smoking and has a water filter). 210Po activity concentration in cigarette tobacco, jurak and mehassel ranged from about 14.7-19.2, 3.1-4.8 and 6.4-8.6 Bq kg-1 dry weight, respectively with mean values of about 16.4, 3.8 and 7.2 Bq kg-1, respectively. The results indicated that about 68% of the 210Po content released with the smoke stream in case of cigarette and mehassel samples. This value was about 40% in jurak samples.

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Mohammed Nasir Al-Arifi , 2005. Estimation of the Amount of 210Po Released with the Smoke Stream into Smoker`s Lungs from Cigarette Tobacco and Some Smoking-pastes in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medical Sciences, 5: 83-88.

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