Progress Report on Smoke Toxicity Research in the U.S.
Progress Report on Smoke Toxicity Research in the U.S.
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Gann, R. G.
U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural
Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 12th Joint
Panel Meeting. October 27-November 2, 1992, Tsukuba,
Japan, Building Research Inst., Ibaraki, Japan Fire
Research Inst., Tokyo, Japan, 138-140 pp, 1992.
Keywords:
fire safety; fire research; smoke; combustion toxicity;
toxicology; exposure; toxic gases
Abstract:
The three years since the 11th meeting of the UJNR Panel
on Fire Research and Safety have seen remarkable
progress toward resolution in this field. They have
also seen a major drop in research into fire toxicology.
The field of smoke toxicity can be subdivided into three
areas, which are discussed as follows.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899