- Author
- Carroll, W. F., Jr.
- Title
- Is PVC in House Fires the Great Unknown Source of Dioxin?
- Book or Conf
- Product Safety Corporation. International Conference on Fire Safety, 20th. Volume 20. Proceedings. January 9-13, 1995, Product Safety Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, Millbrae, CA, 268-278 p., 1995
- Keywords
- fire safety | polyvinyl chloride | home fires | dioxins | building construction | pipes | electric wire | windows | flooring | environmental effects | siding
- Identifiers
- construction of the median ouse; vertical blinds; polyvinyl chloride components of high and low polyvinyl chloride houses; siding resin sales, usage and remaining in service 1981-1993; comparison of polyvinyl chloride use in "high" and "low" polyvinyl chloride cases; estimation of dioxin generation from fires involving polyvinyl chloride; raw data obtained from soot samples gathered at Lengerich fire; calculation of total dioxin from inadvertent fires