Cvetković Olga
Heavy metal content in flue cured and air cured tobaccos from main production areas in Serbia
Department of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun (1)
Center of Chemistry, IchTM, Belgrade (2)
The aim of this work was to examine the influence of growing conditions on heavy metal content in virginia (flue cured) and burley (air cured) tobacco type. Moreover, some of these metals could appear in the tobacco cigarette smoke. This fact may cause negative consequences for cigarette consumers. Examinations were carried out in five various production areas, for each tobacco type, during two years, 1998 and 1999; those were extreme years for production.