- Author
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Barrow, C. S.
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Lucia, H.
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Alarie, Y. C.
- Title
- Comparison of the Acute Inhalation Toxicity of Hydrogen Chloride Versus the Thermal Decomposition Products of Polyvinylchloride.
- Coporate
- Pittsburg Univ., PA
- Journal
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Journal of Combustion Toxicology,
Vol. 6,
3-12,
Febraury 1979
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
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polyvinyl chloride
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hydrogen chloride
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thermal degradation
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inhalation toxicity
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acute toxicity
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thermal decomposition
- Identifiers
- acute inhalation toxicity
- Abstract
- The evolution of hydrogen chloride during the thermal decomposition of polyvinylchloride has been implicated as the principal contributor to the overall toxicity from the thermal decomposition products of polyvinylchloride. The objective of this study was to compare the acute inhalation toxicity from exposure to hydrogen chloride versus the thermal decomposition products of a plasticized formulation which was 45.5% homopolymer.