Abstract
The toxicities of the airborne combustion products of 11 textiles and 6 upholstery materials at medium temperatures (500-700 °C) were examined according to the standard DIN 53436 using rats as experimental animals. Also the chemical composition of the combustion products was determined. According to the results obtained there were some cases in which one or more individual components (mainly HCN and CO) of the airborne combustion products could be shown to be the main cause of toxicity. In some cases no clear correlation between the CO concentration and car boxy-hemoglobin (COHb) levels could be observed. With polyurethane and flame retardant treated polyester fiber fill the COHb levels were surprisingly high despite the low CO amounts produced in the experimental conditions. The reverse was true with for example flame retardant treated cotton-viscose, which caused relatively low COHb levels despite of high production of CO. No fatal toxic effect could be linked with HCl despite some relatively high observed concentration.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Combustion Toxicology, Volume I |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 282-297 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000941999 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367451226 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 May 2023 |
| MoE publication type | A3 Part of a book or another research book |