Popular cigarettes found to contain toxic metals: Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic and Aluminum

Heavy metals lab test results for American Spirit, Marlboro, Pall Mall, Camel and Winston cigarettes

The big story here is that there is significant lead in all the cigarettes we tested.

In fact, there's more lead in cigarettes than the lead we found in most brands of rice protein in our widely-publicized research from last year. This is especially concerning because cigarette smoke is inhaled into the lungs, providing a direct pathway into the bloodstream.

Our tests focused on the heavy metals concentrations of the tobacco leaf in each cigarette. We were not able to account for the ability of cigarette filters to remove toxic heavy metals from the inhalation stream, but it is logical and reasonable to assume that cigarette filters may remove some portion of heavy metals from the inhaled smoke. We are actively looking for a way to test the concentration of heavy metals removed by filtration vs. those that are inhaled by the smoker.

The numbers you see here represent the concentrations of heavy metals in the cigarette itself, and these numbers are accurate within plus or minus 10%.

Lead found in popular cigarettes and rolling papers

Numbers represent parts per billion. Divide by 1,000 to get parts per million.

American Spirit (Mellow) 308
American Spirit (Full Bodied) 466
Camel (Filtered) 606
Camel (Blue) 415
Pall Mall (Red) 511
Pall Mall (Blue) 526
Marlboro (Filtered) 496
Marlboro (Gold) 483
Newport 439
Winston (Gold) 421
Winston (Red) 472

Rolling papers: (Notice how these numbers are significantly lower? Rolling papers are significantly cleaner than cigarettes.)
Bob Marley Hemp Rolling Papers 189
300's Raw Hemp Rolling Paper 142
Top Rolling Papers 76

Cadmium found in popular cigarettes and rolling papers

Numbers represent parts per billion. Divide by 1,000 to get parts per million.

American Spirit (Mellow) 1086
American Spirit (Full Bodied) 1432
Camel (Filtered) 1152
Camel (Blue) 998
Pall Mall (Red) 917
Pall Mall (Blue) 927
Marlboro (Filtered) 935
Marlboro (Gold) 1041
Newport 1032
Winston (Gold) 966
Winston (Red) 1089

Rolling papers: (Notice how these numbers are significantly lower? Rolling papers are significantly cleaner than cigarettes.)
Bob Marley Hemp Rolling Papers 4
300's Raw Hemp Rolling Paper 14
Top Rolling Papers 22

Arsenic found in popular cigarettes and rolling papers

Numbers represent parts per billion. Divide by 1,000 to get parts per million.

American Spirit (Mellow) 226
American Spirit (Full Bodied) 337
Camel (Filtered) 294
Camel (Blue) 249
Pall Mall (Red) 339
Pall Mall (Blue) 222
Marlboro (Filtered) 321
Marlboro (Gold) 329
Newport 238
Winston (Gold) 174
Winston (Red) 216

Rolling papers: (Notice how these numbers are significantly lower? Rolling papers are significantly cleaner than cigarettes.)
Bob Marley Hemp Rolling Papers 0
300's Raw Hemp Rolling Paper 15
Top Rolling Papers 43

Aluminum found in popular cigarettes and rolling papers

Numbers represent parts per billion. Divide by 1,000 to get parts per million.

American Spirit (Mellow) 125717
American Spirit (Full Bodied) 246938
Camel (Filtered) 257907
Camel (Blue) 210734
Pall Mall (Red) 249931
Pall Mall (Blue) 228245
Marlboro (Filtered) 227508
Marlboro (Gold) 230400
Newport 225380
Winston (Gold) 186413
Winston (Red) 244375

Rolling papers: (Notice how these numbers are significantly lower? Rolling papers are significantly cleaner than cigarettes.)
Bob Marley Hemp Rolling Papers 68870
300's Raw Hemp Rolling Paper 14384
Top Rolling Papers 37676

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