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Relative toxicity testing of spacecraft materials. 2: aircraft materials
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lawrence, W. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | The relative toxicity of thermodegradation (pyrolysis/combustion) products of aircraft materials was studied. Two approaches were taken to assess the biological activity of the pyrolysis/combustion products of these materials: (1) determine the acute lethality to rats from inhalation of these pyrolysates and (2) examine the tendency for sublethal exposure to the pyrolysates to disrupt behavioral (shock avoidance) performance of exposed rats. The ralative importance of lethality vs. behavioral effects in selection of a material may be dictated by whether or not individuals potentially exposed to such products, would have an opportunity to escape if they were behaviorally capable of doing so. If so, the second parameter would assume greater importance, but if not the first parameter may be of much greater importance in selecting materials. |
| File Size | 5988500 |
| Page Count | 112 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810008213 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4gn3130p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-11-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerospace Medicine Pyrolysis Bioassay Aircraft Accidents Aircraft Construction Materials Rats Combustion Products Lethality Behavior Respiration Toxic Hazards Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
