- Author
- Dills, R. L. | Beaudreau, M. | Hagood, C.
- Title
- Chemical Composition of Overhaul Smoke After Use of Three Extinguishing Agents.
- Coporate
- Washington Univ., Seattle City of Renton Fire Dept., Renton, WA
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 44, No. 4, 419-437, December 2008
- Keywords
- fire extinguishing agents | chemical composition | smoke | aldehydes | compressed air foam | wood | water | additives | fire fighters | health hazards | heat release rate | expedriments | fuel load | sampling | temperature | methoxyphenol | levoglucosan | carbon monoxide | scenarios | carbon dioxide | hydrocarbons | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Identifiers
- effect of extinguishing agents on the composition of smoke from wood fires; protein-based extinguishing agent; volatile chemicals; chemical concentrations in smoke; overhaul period in scenarios mimicking low fuel-load and high fuel-load fires; water with a protein-based additive (PE); description of the experimental fires; sampling information and analytical methodology; Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs); low fuel-load fire; high fuel-load fire; inorganic gasses in overhaul smoke