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. 1982 Jan;15(1):9-13.
doi: 10.1016/0304-3835(82)90069-6.

Cigarette smoking may yield nitroarenes

E C McCoy, H S Rosenkranz

Cigarette smoking may yield nitroarenes

E C McCoy et al. Cancer Lett. 1982 Jan.

Abstract

Cigarette smoke condensates are readily nitrated to mutagenic substances exhibiting the properties expected of nitroarenes. In addition, nitroarenes also appear to be generated during the smoking of cigarettes enriched with nitrates.

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