- Author
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Carroll, W. F., Jr.
- Title
- Is PVC in House Fires the Great Unknown Source of Dioxin?
- Coporate
- Chlorine Chemistry Council, Washington, DC
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 20,
No. 4,
161-166,
July/August 1996
- Keywords
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polyvinyl chloride
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dioxins
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home fires
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soot
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warehouses
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emissions
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combustion
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sensitivity analysis
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siding
- Identifiers
- Median house; estimation of ash dioxin; estimation of soot dioxin: laboratory combustion and recovered house fire samples; calculation of total annual dioxin from inadvertent house fires; polychlorodibenzodioxins and furans (PCDD/F); Toxicity Equivalents (TEQ); PVC components of high and low PVC cases; siding resin sales, usage and remaining in service 1981-1994; comparison of contents of high and low PVC houses; estimation of soot dioxin: warehouse fires