- Author
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Hilado, C. J.
- Title
- Evaluation of the NASA Animal Exposure Chamber as a Potential Chamber for Fire Toxicity Screening Tests.
- Coporate
- California Univ., CA
- Journal
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Journal of Combustion Toxicology,
Vol. 2,
298-314,
November 1975
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Washington, DC
- Contract
- NASA-GRANT-NSG-2039
- Keywords
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toxicity
|
animals
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polyurethane foams
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pyrolysis
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flame retardants
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test methods
|
wood
- Identifiers
- materials flammability
- Abstract
- The NASA animal exposure chamber was used for pyrolysis tests. It indicated that the apparatus, with minor modification, is useful for short-term acute toxicity tests used in laboratory screening test methods.