BS ISO 20773:2013

This standard BS ISO 20773:2013 Cigarettes. Determination of nicotine-free dry particulate matter and nicotine in sidestream smoke. Method using a routine analytical linear smoking machine equipped with a fishtail chimney is classified in these ICS categories:

• 65.160 Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment

This International Standard is applicable to the determination of total particulate matter and to the subsequent determination of nicotine and nicotine-free dry particulate matter present in the sidestream smoke from cigarettes. The described method is specified using the ISO 3308 smoking parameters (puff volume, duration and frequency) and butt length, but it is technically compatible with other smoking regimes.

NOTE The method may not be directly adaptable to other sidestream smoke analytes.