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Volume 12 Number 11 Nov 2000
Jump to full article: Inhalation Toxicology, 2000-10-30
Author: Mark A. Higuchi; Paul H. Ayres; James E. Swauger; Walter T. Morgan; Arnold T. Mosberg
Intro: This study was designed to determine if the Eclipse prototype 9-014 cigarettes, which use a special form of continuous glass filament (CGF) as an insulator around the carbon heat source, yield CGFs via mainstream smoke. . .
The low number of CGFs seen in the transfer data from this prototype studied, the unique physical characteristics of the filaments (e.g., controlled physical dimensions), and the absence of biological activity of similar glass filaments/fibers indicate that biologically significant exposure to the Eclipse smoker does not occur.
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The low number of CGFs [continuous glass filaments] seen in the transfer data from this prototype studied, the unique physical characteristics of the filaments (e.g., controlled physical dimensions), and the absence of biological activity of similar glass filaments/fibers indicate that biologically significant exposure to the Eclipse smoker does not occur.
An evaluation of RJR's data on Eclipse cigarettes by RJR's expert scientific panel has been published in a peer-reviewed journal, but unfortunately, the full report doesn't seem to be easily/cheaply available. <I>Quantative Analysis of Potential Transfer of Continuous Glass Filament From Eclipse Prototype 9-014 Cigarettes</I>
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