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Author
Braun, E. | Levin, B. C. | Paabo, M. | Gurman, J. L. | Holt, T. | Steel, J. S.
Title
Fire Toxicity Scaling.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Sponsor
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
Report
NBSIR 87-3510, February 1987, 196 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
toxicity | cotton | fire tests | large scale fire tests | polyurethane | small scale fire tests | upholstery | 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.