Project 3
Policy Effects on Cigarette Design, Emissions & Behavior
PI - Richard J. O'Connor, PhD
vent testing of pressure drop
Monarch cigarette Low Ignition Propensity (LIP) strip measurements. LIP strips are being phased in state by state and country bu country as a possible way to lower the number of fires caused by smoking. |
Involves a collaboration with scientists at the CDC Tobacco Analysis Laboratory to assess how cigarette design and smoke chemistries change in relationship to policies and how product modifications alter smokers' perceptions, behaviors, and exposures.
This Project will establish the first international repository of selected popular cigarette brands, representative of different emission levels, which will be stored in accordance with internationally recognized product archive protocols, starting with the six countries represented in Projects 1 and 2. In collaboration with scientists at CDC, we will characterize samples from those packs on features such as tobacco weight, tobacco blend, filter weight, filter type, filter ventilation, and pressure drop.
This study will also assess smoke chemistries, including:
As a specific aim, we plan to evaluate how the European Unionís (EU) newly-implemented regulations to reduce cigarette emissions to less than 10 mg tar, 1 mg of nicotine, and 10 parts per million of carbon monoxide (CO) has resulted in changes in design and smoke chemistries over time by comparing selected cigarette brands before and after the policy. Furthermore, we will link survey responses from Projects 1 and 2 for those who report smoking the brands that undergo CDC testing to assess differences in awareness, perceptions, and behavior.
How did UK cigarette makers get their brands to 10 mg 'Tar' or less? |