- Author
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Braun, E.
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Levin, B. C.
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Paabo, M.
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Gurman, J. L.
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Holt, T.
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Steel, J. S.
- Title
- Fire Toxicity Scaling.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 87-3510
February 1987
196 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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toxicity
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cotton
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fire tests
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large scale fire tests
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polyurethane
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small scale fire tests
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upholstery
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thermal decomposition
- Identifiers
- toxicity
- Abstract
- The toxicity of the thermal decomposition products from two flexible polyurethane foams (with and without a fire retardant) and a cotton upholstery fabric was evaluated by a series of small-scale and large-scale tests single mock-up upholstery chair tests during smoldering or flaming decomposition.