Assessment of the fire toxicity of building insulation materials

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 498-506

  Stec, Anna A ^a   Hull, T Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Fibre; Fire; Foam; Insulation; Polystyrene; Polyurethane; Toxicity; Wool

Indexed keywords

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAMS; FIBRE; FIRE CONDITION; FIRE LOADS; FIRE SAFETY; FRACTIONAL EFFECTIVE DOSE; GLASS WOOL; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; INSULATION MATERIALS; LOW-YIELD; PER UNIT VOLUME; PHENOLIC FOAM; POLYISOCYANURATE; POLYISOCYANURATE FOAMS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; STONE WOOL; TOXIC COMPONENTS; TOXIC GAS; TOXIC PRODUCTS; TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CYANIDES; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIRES; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; FOAMS; GLASS; INSULATING MATERIALS; PHENOLS; POLYSTYRENES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; TOXICITY; WOOL; YARN;

INSULATION;

EID: 78651463639     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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