- Author
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Stevens, G. C.
- Title
- Countervailing Risks and Benefits in the Use of Flame Retardants.
- Coporate
- University of Surrey, UK
- Book or Conf
- Flame Retardants 2000. (Flame Retardants '00). 9th Conference Proceedings. British Plastics Federation and Interscience Communications in collaboration with the Association of Plastics Manufacturers, European Flame Retardant Association and the Fire Retardant Chemicals Association. February 8-9, 2000,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
London, England,
131-145 p.,
2000
- Keywords
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flame retardants
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risks
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fire losses
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costs
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fire statistics
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residential buildings
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death
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upholstered furniture
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regulations
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smoke detectors
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fire hazards
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toxicology
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toxic hazards
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injuries
- Identifiers
- international comparisons of fire losses and costs; direct fire monetary losses and costs for 9 leading industrial nations; comparison of UK and US dwelling fire statistics; consumer product related fire statistics; benefits of the UK upholstered furniture fire regulations; 1995 product and cause related fire incidence, death and injury; 1995 product and cause related fire death and injury risks; influence of smoke alarms and social factors in the UK; fire atmosphere hazards; influence of flame retardants on fire atmosphere toxic risk; risk of long term effects