- Author
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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
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fire safety
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polyvinyl chloride
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home fires
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dioxins
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building construction
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pipes
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electric wire
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windows
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flooring
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environmental effects
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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