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JAN Ob 1985
TO: H. J. Fast M. M. Hirschler D. L. Neale A. J. Olson G. R. Snider. Jr. L. P. Tenney
FR: N. C. Jacobs
December 21. 1984
Note the attached article from Newsday, which discusses the combustion toxicity Issue.
Of particular Interest Is the quote from Yves Alarle In the last column:
"I don't think testing for toxicity itself is going to reduce the number of fire deaths.11 Alarle said. "We have to attack the problem from many different aspects -- case of ignition, flame spread, heat release, smoke release that impairs visibility. It's part of a total picture."
To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time that Alarle has acknowledged the validity of a fire hazard index approach. Perhaps you'll find this quote of use in your combustibility work.
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