Evaluation of toxic potency values for smoke from products and materials

Fire Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-199

  Neviaser, Julie L ^a   Gann, Richard G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Incapacitation; Lethality; Smoke; Smoke toxicity

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EVALUATION; SMOKE; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOXIC MATERIALS; VENTILATION;

FUEL LOAD; INCAPACITATION; TOXIC POTENCY VALUES;

FIRES;

FIRE; SMOKE; TOXICITY;

EID: 1842431758     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FIRE.0000016842.67144.12     Document Type: Article

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