TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - A methodology for obtaining and using toxic potency data for fire hazard analysis
JO  - Fire safety journal
A1  - Babrauskas, Vytenis
A1  - Gann, Richard G.
A1  - Levin, Barbara C.
A1  - Paabo, Maya
A1  - Harris, Richard H.
A1  - Peacock, Richard D.
A1  - Yusa, Shyuitsu
SP  - 345
EP  - 358
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
N2  - A comprehensive methodology has been developed for obtaining and using smoke toxicity data for fire hazard analysis. This description of the methodology comprises (1) 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; (2) a method which meets these criteria, especially validation against real-scale fires; (3) a computational procedure for correcting the results from the bench-scale test for the CO levels observed in real-scale post-flashover fires; (4) procedures for reducing the usage of animals and broadening the applicability of data by interpreting gas measurement data using the N-Gas Model; and (5) a procedure for identifying whether a product produces smoke within the ordinary range of toxic potency for postflashover fires.<p />
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SN  - 0379-7112
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -