Waterpipe
Partnered Testing for Waterpipe Tobacco & Smoke
Overview
Waterpipe (aka Hookah or Shisha) can have the same HPHCs as those found in cigars and cigarettes. Enthalpy Specialty Labs, along with its partners, performs testing on Waterpipe tobacco and smoke.
Enthalpy Specialty Labs has validated or is currently validating methods for the following HPHCs in waterpipe:
- TNCO
- Metals
- Carbonyls
- TSNAs
- Benzo[a]pyrene
- Phenols
- pH
- Volatile Organic Compounds
Cigarette Assays
| FDA (SE) Substantial Equivalence Testing |
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| AM-001 | Nicotine in Waterpipe Smoke by GC: Tar, Nicotine, Carbon monoxide, Water |
| AM-015 | Volatile Organics by GC/MS: Isoprene, Benzene |
| AM-020 | TSNAs-Nitrosamines: NNK, NNN |
| AM-044 | Benzo[a]pyrene by GC/MS |
| AM-052 | Metals by ICP/MS: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead |
| AM-076 | Selected Carbonyls in Mainstream Smoke by UHPLC with UV Detection: Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Crotonaldehyde |
| AM-027 | Phenols in Smoke by LC: Catechol, Phenol |
| AM-016 | pH of Cigar Smoke |
Please reach out to our team for more information for your next validation project.