- Author
- Levin, B. C. | Braun, E. | Gurman, J. L. | Paabo, M.
- Title
- Comparison of the Toxicity of the Combustion Products From a Flexible Polyurethane Foam and a Polyester Fabric Evaluated Separately and Together by the NBS Toxicity Test Method and a Cone Radiant Heater Toxicity Test Apparatus.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 86-3457, November 1986, 70 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- combustion products | inhalation | lethal concentrations | toxicity test methods | polyesters | polyurethane foams | radiant heat | toxicity | upholstered furniture
- Abstract
- Representative specimens of flexible polyurethane foam and polyester fabric were thermally decomposed separately and together in order to compare the toxicity of the combustion products from the combined materials with those from the single homogeneous materials and to compare the toxicological results obtained with the NBS Toxicity Test Method with those using a cone radiant heater toxicity test apparatus.