- Author
- Chivas, C. | Guillaume, E. | Sainrat, A. | 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
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 44, No. 5, 801-807, July 2009
- Keywords
- upholstered furniture | risks | risk assessment | flame retardants | fire safety | toxicity | fire effluents | exposure | health hazards | residential buildings | inhalation | toxic gases | contamination | emissions | cigarettes | matches | acute toxicity | impact | 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