Analysis of waterpipe aerosol constituents in accordance with the ISO standard 22486

• Published in: Toxicology reports Vol. 7; pp. 1344 - 1349
• Main Authors: Jaccard, Guy, Tafin Djoko, Donatien, Korneliou, Alexandra, Belushkin, Maxim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.01.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aldehydes; Charcoals for waterpipe; Formaldehyde; ISO 22486; Regular; Waterpipe; Waterpipe aerosols; NAT; Charcoals for waterpipe; RS; HPHC; NNK; Aldehydes; TA; NAB; Formaldehyde; NNN; BaP; ISO 22486; TSNA; PAH; PG; Waterpipe aerosols; Waterpipe; TCM; NAB, N’-nitrosoanabasine; PG, propyleneglycol; PAH, polyaromatic hydrocarbons; TCM, total collected matter; TSNA, tobacco specific nitrosamines; NNK, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-bipyridyl)-1-butanone; TA, total alkaloids; HPHC, harmful and potentially harmful constituents; NAT, N’-nitrosoanatabine; RS, reducing sugars; BaP, benzo[a]pyrene; NNN, N’-nitrosonornicotine
• ISSN: 2214-7500; 2214-7500
• DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.10.007

[Display omitted] •ISO 22486 to be complemented with real conditions for the evaluation of waterpipe.•Charcoal is the main contributor to CO and BaP in waterpipe aerosols.•Correlation between sugars content in tobaccos and formaldehyde yields in aerosols. This study analyzed commercial waterpipe tobacco products in accordance with the newly developed ISO 22486 as well as with commercial waterpipes and charcoals using the ISO 22486 puffing regime for comparison. The aerosols from these products were analyzed for their nicotine, humectant, tobacco specific nitrosamine, carbonyl, benzo[a]pyrene, and metal yields. Significant differences were observed among the waterpipe tobacco products when analyzed in accordance with the ISO standard 22486 and with different commercial waterpipes and charcoals. The concentrations of CO and benzo[a]pyrene observed in the consumers’ configuration using the ISO 22486 puffing regime (with lit charcoal) were higher than those obtained with the ISO standard using electrical heating, with the yields for carbonyl compounds being lower or higher. The use of the recently published ISO standard for generating water pipe tobacco aerosols should be complemented with analysis by using the consumers’ configuration. The necessity for this was demonstrated by the differences in CO and benzo[a]pyrene yields in the present work. It appears that the temperature (280°C) selected for electrical heating of waterpipe tobacco products in ISO 22486 is somewhat lower than that obtained with commercial charcoals, resulting in a generally lower yield of nicotine and total collected matter. In addition, there is a need to evaluate the contribution of commercial charcoals to the concentration of constituents in waterpipe aerosols. This is particularly true for compounds resulting from charcoal combustion, such as CO and benzo[a]pyrene.