Citation

Smith-Hansen L, Jorgensen KH. Fire Safety J. 1994; 23(1): 51-66.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

In the case of fires in chemical warehouses very toxic fire effluents may be generated. Knowledge of the nature and the amount of the various combustion products is rather limited, and therefore a study has been initiated. This paper describes results obtained from combustion experiments with selected pesticides, solvents, fertilizers and polymers. The substances are: Lindane, MCPA, dimethoate, azinphos-methyl, parathion-methyl, chlorobenzene, ammonium nitrate, polypropylene, polystyrene, PVC and nylon. The DIN 53 436 furnace has been used for all experiments. The experiments have been carried out under various conditions in order to approach the simulation of different fire types. Inorganic combustion products such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and hydrogen cyanide have been quantified and organic combustion products have been identified.