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020			_a9781628700633
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245	0	0	_aFire toxicity / _cedited by Anna Stec and Richard Hull.
260			_aOxford : _bCRC Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (xxxi, 688 pages) : _billustrations
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_apt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Harmful effects of fire effluents -- pt. III. Biological assessment of fire toxicity -- pt. IV. Toxicity assessment using chemical analysis -- pt. V. National and international fire safety regulations -- pt. VI. Numerical simulation of fires and their hazards.
520			_aToxic fire effluents are responsible for the majority of fire deaths, and an increasing large majority of fire injuries, driven by the widespread and increasing use of synthetic polymers. Fire safety has focused on preventing ignition and reducing flame spread through reducing the rate of heat release, while neglecting the important issue of fire toxicity. This is the first reference work on fire toxicity and the only scientific publication on the subject in the last 15 years. Assessment of toxic effects of fires is increasingly being recognised as a key factor in the assessment of fire hazards. This book raises important issues including the types of toxic effluents that different fires produce, their physiological effects, methods for generation and assessment of fire toxicity, current and proposed regulations and approaches to modelling the toxic impact of fires. The contributors to Fire toxicity represent an international team of the leading experts in each aspect of this challenging and important field. This book provides an important reference work for professionals in the fire community, including fire fighters, fire investigators, regulators, fire safety engineers, and formulators of fire-safe materials. It will also prove invaluable to researchers in academia and industry. Investigates the controversial subject of toxic effluents as the cause of the majority of fire deaths and injuriesDescribes the different types of toxic effluents and the specific fires that they produce, their physiological effects and methods for generationProvides an overview of national and international fire safety regulations including current and proposed regulations such as a standardized framework for prediction of fire gas toxicity.
650		0	_aFire testing.
650		0	_aToxicity testing.
700	1		_aStec, Anna.
700	1		_aHull, Richard.
856	4	0	_3Download: Knovel _uhttps://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpFT000003/fire-toxicity/fire-toxicity
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