EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE TOXICITY OF THE GASES PRODUCED BY VARIOUS MATERIALS WHEN BURNING AND SMOLDERING

• NCJ Number: 29757
• Journal: Archiv fuer kriminologie Volume: 156 Issue: 1-2 Dated: (JULY, AUGUST, 1975) Pages: 15-23
• Author(s): K D POHL; C SCHMIDT
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Georg-Roemhild
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS ON THE PRODUCTION AND TOXICITY OF HYDROCYANIC ACID DURING FIRES.

Abstract

HYDROCYANIC ACID CAN BE PRODUCED UNDER CERTAIN THERMAL CONDITIONS BY MATERIALS IN THE AIR. THE EXPERIMENT ESTIMATES THE LEVELS OF HYDROCYANIC ACID IN THE TOTAL TOXICITY OF GASES PRODUCED AND CONCLUDES THAT IT IS UNDERRATED AS A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE DURING FIRES. --IN GERMAN