An Evaluation of Smoke Toxicity and Toxic Hazard of Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing Combustion Products

1 January 1984

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Fire Sciences

Vol. 2 (1) , 37-59
https://doi.org/10.1177/073490418400200105

Abstract

Small-scale smoke toxicity tests were performed on polyvinylchloride-based electrical nonmetallic tubing (PVC/ENT) using the National Bureau of Stan dards (NBS) protocol for nonflaming combustion. An LC₅₀ of 28.5 mg/L (± 9.25) was determined, placing PVC/ENT smoke in a toxicity category comparable to smoke from wood.

Keywords

SUICIDE PREVENTION
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
HUMAN FACTORS
INJURY PREVENTION
ERGONOMICS
TOXICITY TESTING

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Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1981