TY - BOOK ID - 61116372 TI - Fire toxicity AU - Stec, Anna AU - Hull, Richard PY - 2010 SN - 1628700637 184569807X 184569502X 9781845698072 9781628700633 9781845695026 9781439827918 PB - Oxford CRC Press DB - UniCat KW - Fire testing. KW - Toxicity testing. KW - Poisons KW - Toxicological testing KW - Toxicology KW - Toxicology testing KW - Toxicology, Experimental KW - Flammability testing KW - Building, Fireproof KW - Building materials KW - Fire prevention KW - Fireproofing KW - Testing KW - Research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61116372 AB - Toxic fire effluents are responsible for the majority of fire deaths, and an increasing large majority of fire injuries, driven by the widespread and increasing use of synthetic polymers. Fire safety has focused on preventing ignition and reducing flame spread through reducing the rate of heat release, while neglecting the important issue of fire toxicity. This is the first reference work on fire toxicity and the only scientific publication on the subject in the last 15 years.Assessment of toxic effects of fires is increasingly being recognised as a key factor in the assessment of fire ER -