An Appraisal of Halogenated Fire Extinguishing Agents. Proceedings of a Symposium, Held at National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D. C. on April 11- 12, 1972

Abstract

The report presents the papers given at the symposium consists essentially of two groups: Toxicology and Performance. The topics covered include: Principles and procedures for toxicologic and physiologic evaluation of the Safety of Materials; Use of human volunteers; Inhalation injuries in fires; Toxicology of pyrolysis products of halogenated agents; Toxicology of Halon 1211; Halon 1301; Cardiovascular and nervous system effects of Bromotrifluoromethane; Use of Halon 1301 in surface and deep-seated fires, aircraft cabin, and cargo fires, gasoline fires, shipboard fires, submarine fires, and explosions and propellant fires; and the Use of Halon 1211 in hand extinguishers and fixed systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753218

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology