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Concentration-response data on toxicity of pyrolysis gases from six synthetic polymersConcentration-response data are presented on the toxic effects of the pyrolysis gases from six synthetic polymers on Swiss Webster male mice, using a toxicity screening test method. The polymers consisted of one sample each of polycarbonate and polystyrene, and two samples each of polyethylene and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). All six samples were evaluated using the rising temperature program, and three samples were evaluated using the fixed temperature program. The pyrolysis gases from polycarbonate, polyethylene, and ABS appeared to exhibit the concentration-response relationships commonly encountered in toxicology. The polystyrene sample gave variable results; probably due to poor reproducibility of the essentially anaerobic pyrolysis. Carbon monoxide seemed to be the principal toxicant in the pyrolysis gases from polycarbonate and polyethylene, but did not appear to be the principal toxicant in the pyrolysis gases from ABS.
Document ID
19780052691
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hilado, C. J.
(San Francisco Univ. CA, United States)
Huttlinger, N. V.
(San Francisco, University San Francisco, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Combustion Toxicology
Volume: 5
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Accession Number
78A36600
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-2039
Distribution Limits
Public
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