- Author
- Carroll, W. F., Jr.
- Title
- Is PVC in House Fires the Great Unknown Source of Dioxin?
- Coporate
- Chlorine Chemistry Council, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Fire and Materials, Vol. 20, No. 4, 161-166, July/August 1996
- Keywords
- polyvinyl chloride | dioxins | home fires | soot | warehouses | emissions | combustion | sensitivity analysis | 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