Dehbandi, Reza

2 Health Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

[ 1 ] - Heavy Metal Content in Cigarette and Hookah Tobacco in Iran

 Background and purpose: Excessive intake of heavy metals has adverse health effects and smoking is one of the sources of these elements. The aim of this study was to investigate the concentrations of 11 heavy metals in tobacco of different widely-consumed brands of cigarettes and hookahs in Iran. Materials and methods: Concentrations of nine types of cigarettes and four types of hookah tobacc...