- Author
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Gandhi, S.
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Lyon, R. E.
- Title
- Health Hazards of Combustion Products From Aircraft Composite Materials. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Galazy Scientific Corp., Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ
- Sponsor
- Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
- Report
-
DOT/FAA/AR-98/34; Final Report,
September 1998,
29 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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composite materials
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health hazards
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combustion products
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combustion toxicity
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aircraft fires
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commercial aircraft
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flaming combustion
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fibers
- Identifiers
- polmonary fibrosis; lung cancer
- Abstract
- Concerns about the potential health hazards of burning fiber-reinforced polymer compoistes in aircraft fires parrallel the rising usage of these materials for commercial aircraft primary and secondary structures. An overview of the nature and the potential hazards associated with airborne carbon fibers released during flaming combustion of aircraft composites is presented. The current data derived from animal studies are insufficient to determine the actue toxicity of carbon fibers from burning composites. Further work is needed to examine the adverse health effectsof volatile organic chemicals and to assess if any synergistic interactions exist with the fibers.