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Author
Gann, R. G.
Title
Progress Report on Smoke Toxicity Research in the U.S.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Book or Conf
U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan Fire Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, ['Tsukuba, Japan', 'Tokyo, Japan'], 138-140 p., 1992
Keywords
fire safety | fire research | smoke | combustion toxicity | toxicology | exposure | toxic gases
Abstract
The three years since the 11th meeting of the UJNR Panel on Fire Research and Safety have seen remarkable progress toward resolution in this field. They have also seen a major drop in research into fire toxicology. The field of smoke toxicity can be subdivided into three areas, which are discussed as follows.