An alternative method for fire smoke toxicity assessment using human lung cells

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 605-615

  Lestari, F ^a,b   Green, A R ^a   Chattopadhyay, G ^a   Hayes, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Combustion products; Cytotoxicity of fire smoke; Human lung cells A549; MTS assay; Thermal degradation of polymers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; COMBUSTION; ISOTHERMS; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; TOXICITY;

COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; CYTOTOXICITY OF FIRE SMOKE; HUMAN LUNG CELLS A549; MTS ASSAY; THERMAL DEGRADATION OF POLYMERS;

SMOKE;

EID: 33750984243     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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