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Behavioral technology and its application to fire toxicology research
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Russo, D. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | The application of behavioral technology to the toxicity testing of pyrolysis/combustion (P/C) products is discussed and two categories of behavioral tests commonly employed in fire toxicology programs are reviewed. Data are presented from a comparison of carbon monoxide (CO) induced incapacitation in rats performing in a rotating wheel or under a Sidmon free-operant schedule of shock avoidance. Rats performing in the rotating wheel were behaviorally incapacitated at CO concentrations and carboxyhemoglobin levels significantly lower than those which incapacitated operant avoidance animals. It is concluded that different measures of behavioral incapacitation may vary since incapacitation is a function of the particular toxic mechanism at work and the behavioral requirements of the specific task employed in the test procedure. |
| File Size | 575452 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790003866 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0101zr8s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Pyrolysis Biological Effects Toxicology Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Fires Rats Combustion Products Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
