Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health
The article describes and analyses toxic substances produced during a combustion of plastics which affect human health. Accidents and emergencies resulting from the combustion of plastic materials occur very often during the industrial production and technological processes. The authors illustrate t...
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| description | The article describes and analyses toxic substances produced during a combustion of plastics which affect human health. Accidents and emergencies resulting from the combustion of plastic materials occur very often during the industrial production and technological processes. The authors illustrate this fact using the most recent example - the fire in the manufacturing and logistics premises in Chropyne, the Czech Republic, during which the professional as well as volunteer firefighters and the specialized fire rescue service units were employed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1098633cb6274f47b106e2ff091f90e12023-04-14T06:30:28ZengUniversity of ŽilinaCommunications1335-42052585-78782011-12-0113410911410.26552/com.C.2011.4.109-114csl-201104-0022Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human HealthMartin Hrinko0Katerina Orlikova1Regional Directorate of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech RepublicJudicial expert in the field of chemistry - combustion and chemical explosions, Sokolovska 1178, Ostrava -Poruba, Czech RepublicThe article describes and analyses toxic substances produced during a combustion of plastics which affect human health. Accidents and emergencies resulting from the combustion of plastic materials occur very often during the industrial production and technological processes. The authors illustrate this fact using the most recent example - the fire in the manufacturing and logistics premises in Chropyne, the Czech Republic, during which the professional as well as volunteer firefighters and the specialized fire rescue service units were employed.https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201104-0022_toxic-properties-of-plastics-in-fire-and-their-impact-on-the-environment-and-human-health.phptoxicityfiresafety and fire protection |
| spellingShingle | Martin Hrinko Katerina Orlikova Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health Communications toxicity fire safety and fire protection |
| title | Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health |
| title_full | Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health |
| title_fullStr | Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health |
| title_short | Toxic Properties of Plastics in Fire and Their Impact on the Environment and Human Health |
| title_sort | toxic properties of plastics in fire and their impact on the environment and human health |
| topic | toxicity fire safety and fire protection |
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