CORESTA Meeting, Smoke Science/Product Technology, Jeju, 2007, SSPTPOST 01
Impartial monitoring tool for the ASTM test E 8187-02b - Standard test method for measuring the ignition strength of cigarettes
Borgwaldt KC, Hamburg, Germany.
To prevent fatal fires generated by lit cigarettes dropped onto beds or upholstered furniture a test method for the propensity of a cigarette to ignite soft furnishings is established in many states of the USA. The test requires that more than 75% of...