Toxic tests on coating
Language: English Series: New Civil Engineer ; no 851 29/6/89 p7Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: The Home Office has ordered tests to be carried out on polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), a material used to coat roofs and windows , after warnings that it becomes highly toxic if set alight, and has the same effect as nerve gas.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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The Home Office has ordered tests to be carried out on polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), a material used to coat roofs and windows , after warnings that it becomes highly toxic if set alight, and has the same effect as nerve gas.