The Latest Research on Toxicity of the Fire Environment on Human Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 5253
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fire safety engineering; tests of reaction to fire of materials and products; research of smoke and the toxicity generation of materials/products; flammability and explosiveness of gases; vapors and dusts; life cycle analysis; quantitative assessment of the level of risk of fire and explosion; pyrotechnics and explosives
Interests: fire safety engineering; identification of gaseous air pollutants; analysis of the toxicity of the fire environment; thermal properties of polymers; environmental monitoring; environmental protection; environmental data analysis; environmental engineering; environmental health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Uncontrolled combustion processes pose a significant threat to human life, health, and the environment. Every hour, somewhere in the world, an average of 8 people die as a result of fire toxicity, and hundreds suffer various types of injuries. More and more attention is being paid to the hazards of primary and secondary pollution caused by chemical compounds and dust generated during a fire. There are clear indications of negative impacts on living organisms. Research has been conducted to show that of the products identified, costs are found in decisions taken regarding carcinogenic properties. In addition, according to quite conservative estimates, it is believed that fires are continually occurring with losses amounting to approximately 1% of the GDP of all countries in the world. Therefore, it is important to create an information exchange system and international scientific cooperation aimed at increasing the knowledge about the hazards arising from the properties of the fire environment and improving the level of safety.
This special edition of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) will focus on the current state of the relationship between the behavior of materials under simulated or real fire conditions and human health.
Here are some topics that can be considered for submission in this edition.
- The effect of the type of materials and the conditions of thermal decomposition and combustion on the toxicity of the fire environment
- The toxicity of the fire environment
- Primary and secondary hazards in the work environment
- Reaction to fire of materials and products used in civil engineering, maritime construction, and in means of transport, rail and road
- Degradation mechanisms of polymeric materials, wood-based, and natural materials,
- Fire risk assessment, risk management
- Material life cycle analysis
- Measuring systems for testing the composition of hot gas mixtures and reaction to fire tests (Euroclass).
Descriptions of real fires and their effects are also welcome.
Dr. Bożena Kukfisz
Dr. Małgorzata Majder-Łopatka
Prof. Dr. Ewa Rudnik
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fire environment
- combustion products
- toxicity
- pollution
- ambient air quality
- indoor air quality
- thermal degradation
- fire smoke
- emission
- poisoning
- gaseous and particulate pahs
- enviromental health
- fire safety assessment
- fire risk index
- social costs of fires
- life cycle analysis
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