In 2018, 3.8 million premature deaths were attributed to exposure biomass burning nanoparticles from wood combustion. The objective of this study was investigate and compare the toxic effect wood-combustion-related three different combustion stages (i.e., flaming, smoldering, pyrolysis) on alveolar lung cells, by studying cell proliferation, structural behavioral parameters. A549 epithelial cel...

Slit,?In 1899, with reference to plague prevention as then understood, I made experiments as to disinfection of floors " by flaming." Cylinders of compressed petroleum gas were employed, and, with the aid of the late Mr. Phipps of the Loco. Dept., Madras Railway, and Messrs. Mansfield and Sons (now of Calcutta), at the end of flexible tubes?long enough to allow the adjunct apparatus to be place...

Flaming treatments have been used for many years in the automotive industry to improve chemical affinity of polymers such as polypropylene with coatings. This study focuses on adhesion a specific bonded assembly: methane-flamed long glass fiber (PPGFL) substrate two-component polyurethane (PU) adhesive. The effects flaming treatment, specifically equivalence ratio R and exposure time t, are eva...

Plastic bait stations were trialled to assess their usefulness as a rabbit control tool. Non-toxic cereal baits were applied at two 171 ha Mackenzie Basin sites, at one site in stations and at the other site spread directly on the ground. Bait-take at each site was measured. Rhodamine-dyed baits were also used to determine the proportion of rabbits at each site that took bait. Bait-take, and th...

In Italy the economic crisis has caused changes in behavior in daily as well as leisure activities. For instance, night clubs have changed both their scenography and what they can offer. From simply providing a place to dance, they can now offer more complex scenography with spectacular fireworks and lit cocktails. While this can be amazing for all of us it can also be another cause of burn inj...

The literature on rigid polyurethane foam has been reviewed with an emphasis on the gaseous products generated under various thermal decomposition conditions and the toxicity of those products. This review is limited to publications in English through 1984. Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) were the predominant toxicants found among more than a hundred other gaseous products. The ...

There is an increasing global demand to build from timber as it a sustainable and attractive material. One of the key challenges associated with buildings their performance in fire, particular, for medium- high-rise when exposed. Research on this topic date has been performed compartments smaller than 84 m2 which does not capture fire dynamics large compartments. This paper presents first serie...

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