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PUBLICATIONS

Combustion Products and Their Effects on Life Safety.

Published

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Nelson P. Bryner
Citation
Fire Protection Handbook 20th Edition
Volume
1
Publisher Info
National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, Quincy, MA
Pub Type
Books

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Keywords

fire protection, life safety, combustion products, flammability, combustible materials, fire gases, carbon dioxide, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, acids, irritants, aerosols, toxicity, asphyxiants, oxygen depletion, nitrogen oxides, toxicity, LC50, smoke, chemical analysis, test methods, cup furnace, fire tests, toxic hazards, human response, human beings, animals, temperature effects, equations, exposure, large scale fire tests, experiments, pyrolysis
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Gann, R. and Bryner, N. (2008), Combustion Products and Their Effects on Life Safety., National Fire Protection Assoc., Quincy, MA, Quincy, MA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=900093 (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created September 1, 2008, Updated February 19, 2017
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