- Author
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Babrauskas, V.
- Title
- Toxic Hazard From Fires: A Simple Assessment Method.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 20,
No. 1,
1-14,
1993
- Book or Conf
- QMC Fire and Materials Centre in association with Fire Research Station. Fire: Control the Heat...Reduce the Hazard. International Conference. October 24-25, 1988,
London, England,
16/1-10 p.,
1988
- Keywords
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fire hazards
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toxic hazards
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fire hazards assessment
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hazard analysis
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toxicity
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tests
- Abstract
- Detailed mathematical methods have recently become available for performing a complete fire hazard analysis. Because of their complexity, they are used primarily for research purposes. For many design and evaluation uses, however, a need is seen for simpler analysis techniques. One such need is for the assessment of the toxic hazard component of fire hazard. Such a technique must be able to place in correct context at least the toxic potency and the burning rate variables. A simple method is developed for demonstrating the capability requiring the use of a computer. The method is illustrated with test data on a number of products obtained from the NBS Combustion Toxicity Test and from the Cone Calorimeter.