- Author
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Beitel, J. J.
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Pish, M. D.
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Herrera, W. R.
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Boenig, D. M.
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Armstrong, G. W.
- Title
- Evaluate the Life and Property Hazards of Plastic and Traditional Furnishings of Completely Furnished Rooms. Volume 1. Burning Characteristics and Off Gas Analyses. Final Technical Report.
- Coporate
- Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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PRC-PR-75-1-45,
November 1976,
101 p.
- Keywords
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plastics
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large scale fire tests
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exposure
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combustion
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offgassing
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gas analysis
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animals
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physiological effects
- Abstract
- A total of twelve experiments were conducted in the SwRI Large-Scale Fire Test Facility. The objective of the current program was to examine the burning characteristics and the degrees of behavioral (functional) incapacitation of laboratory rats resulting from their exposure to heat and combustion gas products in large-scale residential fire simulations involving household furnishings constructed of traditional versus plastic materials.