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Evaluation of the toxicity of combustion products

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001745
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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SubjectCombustion; combustion; toxicity; fire hazards; thermal properties; gaseous state
Abstract
Toxic gases and vapors produced from fire are responsible for a large number of fire deaths. The potential danger caused by toxic combustion products may be increasing because of the increasing use of new materials. For the purpose of evaluating and comparing the potential danger from toxic gases produced by combustion of materials, " maximum toxicity index" is proposed. The maximum toxicity index of a material is calculated from experimental data on the quantity of toxic combustion products and the lethal concentration of the products.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Research Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-RP-507 (January 1972).
NoteReprinted from: Journal of Fire and Flammability, v. 3, no. 1, 1972, p. 46-50. ISSN: 0022-1104
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 12353
NRC-IRC-3878
NPARC number20375144
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