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ArticleMethodsX2023

A method for cancer elemental risk assessments in hookah: An example in two common types of traditional and flavored tobaccos in Iran.

Lida Nikbakhtan, Jalal Hassan, Ali Pourshaban-Shahrestani, Seyyed Hamid Ahmadi, Mohammadreza Manafi, Leila Torkian

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Article in MethodsX, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lida NikbakhtanDepartment of Chemistry, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Jalal HassanDivision of Toxicology, Department of Comparative Bioscience, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Pourshaban-ShahrestaniDivision of Toxicology, Department of Comparative Bioscience, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyed Hamid AhmadiFaculty of Clean Technologies, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza ManafiDepartment of Chemistry, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Leila TorkianDepartment of Chemistry, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch · IRUniversity of Tehran · IRChemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran · IR

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Abstract

aimThis study aimed to compare the elemental composition of traditional and flavored hookah tobacco, with a focus on heavy metals.

methodsWe used inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to analyze the concentrations of 29 elements in the raw tobacco, tobacco ash, hookah water after smoking, and tobacco smoke.

resultsThe results showed that the traditional tobacco had significantly higher metal concentrations than the flavored tobacco in all samples. Most of the toxic metals (more than 98 %) remained in the smoke of both types of tobacco. The tobacco and hookah smoke contained high levels of harmful metals that can pose health risks to hookah users.•ICP-MS provides a comprehensive analysis of multiple elements simultaneously and it allows for precise quantification of metal concentrations in different samples.•ICP-MS requires specialized equipment and trained personnel and it may not detect elements present in extremely low concentrations.

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Elemental analysisFlavored tobaccoHeavy metalsHookahModified AOACTraditional tobacco

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