- Author
- Anderson, R. C. | Dierdorf, J. | Stock, M. F. | Matijak, M. | Sawin, R. | Alarie, Y. C.
- Title
- Use of Experimental Materials to Assess Toxicological Tests for Rating Polymeric Materials Under Thermal Stress.
- Coporate
- Pittsburgh Univ., PA
- Journal
- Fire and Materials, Vol. 2, 136-140, July 1978
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
- thermal stresses | toxicity | thermal decomposition | polymers | polyvinyl chloride | polychloroprene | polycarbonates
- Identifiers
- polymeric materials; toxicological tests; polymer materials
- Abstract
- In order to evaluate the performance of the indices of toxicity which have been developed, thermal decomposition products of three polymers, polyvinyichloride, polychloroprene, and polycarbonate were tested for sensory irritation, physiological stress induction, and acute lethality. Each polymer has been contrasted with the same polymer containing 5% zinc ferrocyanide.