Published
This document specifies a method for the determination of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) in the total particulate matter (TPM) of cigarette mainstream smoke using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with methanol as extraction solvent.
This method is specified using ISO 20778 smoking parameters.
NOTE An alternative method for the determination of B[a]P is specified in ISO 23906-2 with a different clean-up using cyclohexane solvent and a shorter total analytical time.
PUBLISHED
ISO 23906-1:2020
90.20
Standard under periodical review
Jul 15, 2025
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