Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research (Dec 2022)

A Comprehensive Study of Biodegradation of Cigarette Filters and Bidi Butts

  • Parida Sudesna,
  • Prabhu Santhosh,
  • Dinesh Tarur Konikkaledom,
  • Tyagi Kamal Kumar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2022-0016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 3
pp. 151 – 161

Abstract

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Biodegradation is the process by which organic substances are broken down into carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) by living microbial organisms. With the advancement in analytical techniques, standard methods have been developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), eliminating the ambiguity associated with biodegradation testing for several materials. There is no data available on biodegradation of cigarette filters that follows a standardized and validated ISO method.