Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Quantified in Large-Scale Fire Experiments

Fire Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 513-528

  Blomqvist, Per ^a   McNamee, Margaret Simonson ^a   Andersson, Petra ^a   Lönnermark, Anders ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congeners; Fire; PAH; TEF; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BENZO(A)PYRENE; COMBUSTION SOURCES; CONGENERS; EMISSION FACTORS; FIRE EXPERIMENTS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; HIGHER YIELD; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPEN BURNING; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PAH MIXTURES; RESIDENTIAL COMBUSTION; TEF; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTS; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TOXICITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 84855895679     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-011-0242-9     Document Type: Review

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