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Turning An Eyesore Into Art: Analysis of Organic Compounds Leached From Cigarette Litter (PDF) 

Every year approximately 5.5 trillion cigarettes are produced. Because of the health risk of second hand smoke, more smokers are being forced outside where they are more likely to toss their butts out on the ground. These butts are composed of unsmoked tobacco, paper, and cellulose acetate filter. The filters are designed to trap harmful chemicals and particulate matter. The cellulose acetate filter does not readily biodegrade and can persist in the environment for After filtration, a series of liquid-liquid extractions were performed to isolate certain groups of analytes. The organic extraction phases are still undergoing analysis.

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