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Zagrożenia stwarzane podczas pożaru z udziałem środków ochrony roślin
Hazards posed during a fire involving plant protection products

Author(s): Monika Borucka, Kamila MIZERA, Jan PRZYBYSZ, Agnieszka Gajek
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: fire hazards; major industrial accidents; emission of hazardous substances; insecticides;

Summary/Abstract: The plant protection products during a fire may cause the emission of many hazardous substances that may cause serious effects on people and the environment. Assessment of the toxicity of a fire environment is therefore one of the most important aspects that requires careful analysis. In this article, the products of thermal decomposition and combustion of plant protection pro- ducts were identified. Moreover evaluation of flammability of these materials was performed.

  • Issue Year: 629/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-24
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish
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