- Author
- Anderson, R. C. | Alarie, Y. C.
- Title
- Approaches to the Evaluation of the Toxicity of Decomposition Products of Polymeric Materials Under Thermal Stress.
- Coporate
- Pittsburgh Univ., PA
- Journal
- Journal of Combustion Toxicology, Vol. 5, No. 2, 214-221, May 1978
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-5-9005
- Keywords
- thermal decomposition | toxicity | decomposition products | polymers | thermal stresses
- Identifiers
- polymeric materials; toxicity of decomposition products
- Abstract
- Thermal decomposition products from several polymeric materials were investigated using death as an index of toxicity. The data were analyzed in several ways and are presented.