The BAT fishtail chimney contains a mainstream pad which connects to the port of the smoking machine at its base whereas the tygon tube is connecting the fishtail to the sidestream pad holder on the top of the chimney. The following figure demonstrates sidestream apparatus. Set up the Sidestream Apparatus as shown.The machine conditions shall be as those specified in T-115 (with the following modifications as detailed below).The ambient conditions for smoking shall be as those specified in T-115.Cigarettes to be smoked under intense smoking conditions shall be prepared as specified in T-115.Cigarettes, cigarette equivalents, bidis, kreteks and cigars shall be marked for butt length as specified in T-115.Product shall be conditioned as specified in T-115.The sampling of tobacco products for the purpose of testing shall be as specified in T-115.Prepare standards as specified in T-115.Prepare extraction solution as specified in T-115.Glassware should be cleaned and dried in such a manner to ensure that contamination from glassware does not occur.Syringe filters 0.45 μm, 25 mm diameter.Amber Autosampler vials with rubber septa lined caps.Glass fibre filter discs, 44 mm in diameter, with no more than 5 % acrylic type binder.Type I Water - as specified in ASTM D1193.Note: All reagents shall be, at the least, recognized as analytical reagent grade in quality. Glass funnels - 75 mm i.d., short stem.Screw-cap culture tubes (15 mL) with plastic caps.Scintillation vials (10 mL) with foil-lined plastic caps.Retort stand and clamps (one set per 'fishtail').UV Spectrophotometer - Spectronic Genesys 5 (or equivalent) with quartz cuvettes (1 cm path length).(two metres X 3.2 mm o.d.) stainless steel - 16 % Apiezon L, 2 % KOH, 2 % Carbowax 20M on Chromosorb W: 80-100 mesh. (two metres X 3.2 mm o.d.) stainless steel - Poropak Type Q: 80 - 100 mesh. Hewlett-Packard (HP) 5890 GC with FID and TCD and 6890 autosampler (or equivalent).Volumetric pipettes or gas-tight syringe for range 100 to 1000 μL.50 mL amber serum bottles with stoppers.Tweezers and gloves for transferring pads.Analytical balance measuring to at least four decimal places.Equipment needed to perform smoking of tobacco products as specified in T-115.Equipment needed to perform marking for butt length as specified in T-115.

Equipment needed to perform conditioning as specified in T-115.Anyone using this test method has the responsibility to consult with the appropriate authorities and to establish health and safety practices in conjunction with any existing applicable regulatory requirements prior to its use. Note: The testing and evaluation of certain products against this test method may require the use of materials and or equipment that could potentially be hazardous and this document does not purport to address all the safety aspects associated with its use. *For other tobacco products, select a number such that breakthrough does not occur. Sidestream total particulate matter (TPM), water, nicotine and tar are determined as specified in T-115. The SS smoke is collected on a glass fibre filter disc (pad). Four conditioned cigarettes* are smoked per port, using a constant volume smoking machine.A glass fishtail chamber sits over a burning cigarette and allows the smoke to be directed in a controlled manner for the determination of sidestream particulate matter, water, nicotine and tar. Sidestream smoke is all the smoke emitted from the lit end of a burning cigarette during the smoulder process. This method describes the routine analysis of sidestream (SS) tobacco smoke using a British American Tobacco (BAT) fishtail chamber configuration.Refer to T-115 for definitions of terms used in this document.American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D1193-77 - Standard Specifications for Reagent Water, Version 1977.Health Canada Test Method T-115 - Determination of Tar, Water, Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide in Mainstream Smoke.Applicable to the collection and quantitation of the tar and nicotine content of sidestream tobacco smoke.Modifications for Intensive Smoking Conditions.

Cigarette tar and nicotine chart