- Author
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Chivas, C.
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Guillaume, E.
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Sainrat, A.
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Barbosa, V.
- Title
- Assessment of Risks and Benefits in the Use of Flame Retardants in Upholstered Furniture in Continental Europe.
- Coporate
- Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais, 29, Avenue Roger Hennequin, 78197 Trappes Cedex, France
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 44,
No. 5,
801-807,
July 2009
- Keywords
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upholstered furniture
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risks
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risk assessment
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flame retardants
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fire safety
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toxicity
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fire effluents
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exposure
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health hazards
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residential buildings
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inhalation
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toxic gases
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contamination
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emissions
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cigarettes
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matches
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acute toxicity
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impact
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textiles
- Identifiers
- main textile fibers found in upholstered furniture; national regulations and standards in Europe and USA towards the ignitability of upholstered furniture; mass loss to reach the incapacitation and the lethality of mice