Toxicity of the pyrolysis and combustion products of poly(vinyl chlorides): a literature assessment

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5419928

Huggett, C; Levin, B C

Poly(vinyl chlorides) (PVC) constitute a major class of synthetic plastics. Many surveys of the voluminous literature have been performed. The report reviews the literature published in English from 1969 through 1984 and endeavors to be more interpretive than comprehensive. PVC compounds, in general, are among the more fire-resistant common organic polymers, natural or synthetic. The major products of thermal decomposition include hydrogen chloride, benzene, and unsaturated hydrocarbons. In the presence of oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and water are included among the common combustion products. The main toxic products from PVC fires are hydrogen chloride (a sensory and pulmonary irritant) and carbon monoxide (an asphyxiant).

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Center for Fire Research
• OSTI ID: 5419928
• Report Number(s): PB-86-201621/XAB; NBSIR-85/3286
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Sponsored by Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
AIR POLLUTION
TOXICITY
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
INHALATION
PLASTICS
PYROLYSIS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
DECOMPOSITION
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
INTAKE
MATERIALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
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THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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