Toxic Potency Measurement for Fire Hazard Analysis.

Abstract

A comprehensive methodology has been developed for obtaining and using smoke toxicity data for fire hazard analysis. This description of the methodology comprises: determination that the post-flashover fire is the proper focus of smoke inhalation deaths; criteria for a useful bench-scale toxic potency (LC50) measurement method; a method which meets these criteria, especially validation against real-scale fires; a computational procedure for correcting the results for the CO levels observed in real-scale post-flashover fires; procedures for reducing the usage of animals and broadening the applicability of data by interpreting gas measurement data using the N-Gas Model; and a procedure for identifying whether a product produces smoke within the ordinary range of toxic potency for post-flashover fires.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA307628

Entities

People

  • Barbara C. Levin
  • Maya Paabo
  • Richard G. Gann
  • Richard H. Harris Jr
  • Vytenis Babrauskas

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fires
  • Ignition
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.