- Author
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Alarie, Y. C.
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Anderson, R. C.
- Title
- Toxicologic and Acute Lethal Hazrd Evaluation of Thermal Decomposition Products of Synthetic and Natural Polymers.
- Coporate
- Pittsburgh Univ., PA
- Journal
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Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology,
Vol. 51,
341-362,
1979
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
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thermal decomposition
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synthetic materials
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polymers
- Identifiers
- synthetic and natural polymers
- Abstract
- Thermal decomposition products from a series of cellular synthetic polymers and several other polymers, synthetic or natural, were investigated. Evaluation of sensory irritating properties, physiological stress, asphyxiation, acute mortality, and histopathological changes due to the thermal decomposition products revealed a very wide range of potency among them.