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1. Smoke toxicity in fires
1.1 Danger from toxic fumes
Smoke is the main cause of death in a fire. Numerous studies have shown that inhalation of smoke causes the most casualties
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- Life-threatening components of fire – Guidelines for the estimation of time available for escape using fire data - ISO 13571 - 2007
- Analysis of blood for asphyxiant toxicants – Carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide - ISO 27368 - 2008
- Fire chemistry – Aerosols generation and measurement - ISO 29904 (en développement) -
- AFNOR – Workplace atmospheres – Definition of size fractions for measuring airborne...
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