Modeling of Toxicological Effects of Fire Gases: I. Incapacitating Effects of Narcotic Fire Gases

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 286-305

  Kaplan, Harold L ^a   Hartzell, Gordon E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; FIRE PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SMOKE;

FIRE GASES; INCAPACITATING EFFECTS; NARCOTIC FIRE GASES; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

GASES;

EID: 0021455778     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: 15308049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490418400200404     Document Type: Article

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