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Re: NFPA article
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On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Kevin Wilson (<387667A8.F7EA45BB@compuserve.com>)
wrote at 22:24:40
> This makes me wonder... should those of us with lots of Lego worry about
> the same issues? Are we talking here of toxic fumes produced by ABS in a
> fire? I mean, some people here have as much lego (or more) as the
> average toy store...
Probably. If you're the worrying type.
ABS contains styrene, which has at least one aromatic ring. These are
generally quite carcinogenic, apart from anything else. So if you don't
burn to death or suffocate from the fumes (highly probable), you're
likely to die of lung cancer :-)
--
Tony Priestman
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| (...) This makes me wonder... should those of us with lots of Lego worry about the same issues? Are we talking here of toxic fumes produced by ABS in a fire? I mean, some people here have as much lego (or more) as the average toy store... Keivn (24 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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