Plastics flammability is a highly important consideration in many industries including
building and construction mass transportation electrical and electronic equipment wire and
cable as well as upholstered furniture and textiles. This comprehensive handbook has been
since its first edition in 1983 unrivalled as the definitive source of information on the
reaction of plastics to fire as well as on the relevant regulations and testing methods. This
fourth edition is comprehensively updated throughout with inclusion of new national and
international standards new technologies and testing procedures and novel retardants and
formulations reflecting the current state of the art. The book is edited by the
internationally renowned consultant Jürgen Troitzsch and by Edith Antonatus who have assembled
leading experts to cover their specialty areas with authority within their respective chapters.
