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DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20378914 |
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Author | Search for: Su, J. Z.1; Search for: Leroux, P.1; Search for: Latour, J. C.1 |
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Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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Format | Text, Technical Report |
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Physical description | 12 p. |
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Subject | Fire |
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Abstract | The ignition strength for a total of 54 brands of cigarettes was determined in accordance with the ASTM E2187-02b standard test method. Fifty-two (52) brands of cigarettes sold in Canada and 2 brands of Philip Morris's Merit cigarettes sold in the U.S. were tested. On the 15-layer filter paper assembly, 51 brands of the cigarettes sold in Canada produced 90 to 100% full-length burning. These cigarettes plus those 10 brands of the cigarettes tested previously (which produced 95 to 100% full-length burning) have a relatively high propensity to ignite upholstered furniture if lit and dropped on soft furnishings. These high percentages of full-length burns demonstrate the need to make cigarettes less prone to cause fires.Only 3 brands of the cigarettes tested were found to have a low ignition propensity. The More Menthol cigarettes produced 15% full-length burns on the 15-layer filter paper assembly and 27.5% full-length burns on the 3-layer filter paper assembly. The Merit Ultra Light cigarettes produced 15% full-length burns on the 15-layer filter paper assembly and 45% full-length burns on the 3-layer filter paper assembly. The Merit Ultima cigarettes produced only 5% full-length burns on the 15-layer filter paper assembly. |
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Publication date | 2003-11-01 |
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Publisher | National Research Council of Canada |
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Language | English |
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Peer reviewed | No |
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NRC number | NRC-IRC-15947 |
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NPARC number | 20378914 |
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Record identifier | cb55620d-1e1e-4354-96dc-5a228b38aa86 |
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Record created | 2012-07-24 |
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Record modified | 2022-10-19 |
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