Terrill J B, Montgomery R R, Reinhardt C F
Science. 1978 Jun 23;200(4348):1343-7. doi: 10.1126/science.208143.
The major lethal factors in uncontrolled fires are toxic gases, heat, and oxygen deficiency. The predominant toxic gas is carbon monoxide, which is readily generated from the combusion of wood and other cellulosic materials. Increasing use of a variety of synthetic polymers has stimulated interest in screening tests to evaluated the toxicity of polymeric materials when thermally decomposed. As yet, this country lacks a standardized fire toxicity test protocol.
失控火灾中的主要致死因素是有毒气体、热量和氧气不足。主要的有毒气体是一氧化碳，它很容易由木材和其他纤维素材料燃烧产生。各种合成聚合物使用的增加激发了人们对筛选测试的兴趣，以评估聚合物材料热分解时的毒性。到目前为止，这个国家还缺乏标准化的火灾毒性测试方案。
