- Author
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Anderson, R. C.
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Alarie, Y. C.
- Title
- Approaches to the Evaluation of the Toxicity of Decomposition Products of Polymeric Materials Under Thermal Stress.
- Coporate
- Pittsburgh Univ., PA
- Journal
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Journal of Combustion Toxicology,
Vol. 5,
No. 2,
214-221,
May 1978
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-5-9005
- Keywords
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thermal decomposition
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toxicity
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decomposition products
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polymers
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thermal stresses
- Identifiers
- polymeric materials; toxicity of decomposition products
- Abstract
- Thermal decomposition products from several polymeric materials were investigated using death as an index of toxicity. The data were analyzed in several ways and are presented.