(Click the above link to view an in depth history of the cigarette filter) The Filter Fraud Although attaching a filtering device to the end of the cigarette that is held in the lips may have originated in the late-19th century with the use of cotton wool or a piece of net or webbing secured over one end of the cigarette (according to an item, New Things: Web-Tipped Cigarettes, in the January 5, 1885 issue of the British trade journal TOBACCO ), the main purpose was to prevent fibres of tobacco and dust being drawn into the mouth. A filter made of crepe paper was invented in 1925
Today we want to draw the big comparison between them and the classic cigarette filter, to give you an overview of which is the right filter for which situation
The health hazards of smoking have been documented since the surgeon general first reported on it in 1964 Today, smoking is associated with some 340,000 premature deaths a year, including 30 percent of all cancer deaths
The tests were carried out on an alpha spectrometer equipped with a PIPS detector
Their dimensions are: In millimeters: 105mm x 44mm x 12mm In inches: 4.13 x 1.73 x 0.47 Dimensions of a 10-pack cigarette carton Up till now we were looking at the small pocket-size affordable cardboard cigarette boxes