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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