- 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.