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Author
Boudene, C. | Jouany, J. M.
Title
Study of the Toxicity of Air-Borne Combustion and Pyrolysis Products of Polyurethanes. Summary. Final Report.
Coporate
Paris Univ., France
Sponsor
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
PRC-RP-76-U-8, 1976, 103 p.
Keywords
polyurethane foams | toxicity | combustion | pyrolysis | thermal degradation | animals | fire models
Abstract
The purpose of that work was to compare two Polyurethane Foams, a rigid one fire retarded (PUR-FR) and a flexible one non fire-retarded (PUF). As their uses are different we have not to select the best one but to try to appreciate the toxicity of their combustion products according to the weights of materials allowed to burn in identical conditions and have an idea of their toxic action.