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A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles

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dc.contributor.author Van Rensburg, NJJ
dc.date.accessioned 2011-01-03T11:29:41Z
dc.date.available 2011-01-03T11:29:41Z
dc.date.issued 1982-09
dc.identifier.citation Van Rensburg, N. 1982. <i>A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles</i>. (Wol). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn 0 7988 2425 5
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725
dc.description.abstract The effect of fire and its products (heat, smoke and irritant or toxic gases) on the human being, as well as the response of people in a fire situation, are reviewed. Some data on the causes of fire injuries are given and the factors causing injury or death in a fire are discussed. Open flame and smoking are the main causes of fire and in the most cases textile products are the primary agent ignited. Only about one-third of all deaths caused by fire are the direct results of burns, while two thirds are caused by toxic gases liberated by fire. The products formed by the combustion of textile fibres and the relative toxicity rating of a number of textiles are discussed in this paper.. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.relation.ispartofseries Wol en
dc.relation.ispartofseries 59 en
dc.subject Fire en
dc.subject Open flames en
dc.subject Toxic gases en
dc.subject fibre en
dc.subject smoking en
dc.subject Accidents en
dc.subject Burning textiles en
dc.subject Flammability en
dc.title A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles en
dc.type Report en
dc.identifier.apacitation Van Rensburg, N. (1982). <i>A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles</i> (Wol). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Van Rensburg, NJJ <i>A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles.</i> Wol. 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Van Rensburg N. A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles. 1982 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Report AU - Van Rensburg, NJJ AB - The effect of fire and its products (heat, smoke and irritant or toxic gases) on the human being, as well as the response of people in a fire situation, are reviewed. Some data on the causes of fire injuries are given and the factors causing injury or death in a fire are discussed. Open flame and smoking are the main causes of fire and in the most cases textile products are the primary agent ignited. Only about one-third of all deaths caused by fire are the direct results of burns, while two thirds are caused by toxic gases liberated by fire. The products formed by the combustion of textile fibres and the relative toxicity rating of a number of textiles are discussed in this paper.. DA - 1982-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Fire KW - Open flames KW - Toxic gases KW - fibre KW - smoking KW - Accidents KW - Burning textiles KW - Flammability LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1982 SM - 0 7988 2425 5 T1 - A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles TI - A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 ER - en_ZA


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