Environmental Impact of Burning Composite Materials Used in Aircraft Construction on the Air

The negative impact of air incidents and emergency situations results from the leakage of liquids into the soil and water and the leakage of flue gases and combustion products of aircraft structural materials into the air during fires. This article deals with air pollution caused by the combustion o...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-10, Vol.16 (20), p.4008
Main Authors: Vajdová, Iveta, Jenčová, Edina, Szabo, Jr, Stanislav, Melníková, Lucia, Galanda, Jozef, Dobrowolska, Malgorzata, Ploch, Jindřich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air pollution
Air traffic control
Air traffic management
Aircraft
Aircraft accidents & safety
Aircraft industry
Airlines
Aviation
Burning
Composite materials
Czech Republic
Design
Emission standards
Emissions
Environmental economics
Environmental impact
Fires
Gas turbine engines
Gases
Hazardous Substances - analysis
Humans
Nonrenewable resources
Optimization
Outdoor air quality
Renewable resources
Roads & highways
Smoke - analysis
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainable yield
Technological change
Traffic management
Water pollution
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Summary:The negative impact of air incidents and emergency situations results from the leakage of liquids into the soil and water and the leakage of flue gases and combustion products of aircraft structural materials into the air during fires. This article deals with air pollution caused by the combustion of composite materials commonly used in general aviation. Samples of composite materials of aircraft registered in the Czech Republic were selected. These samples of composite materials were tested for flammability, according to ISO 5660-1:2002 Reaction to fire tests-Heat Release, smoke production and mass loss rate (ISO-International Organization for Standardization). Total smoke release and total oxygen consumed were assessed in this study, both of which have a significant impact on air quality in the case of an air incident. Based on the results of the research, differences resulting from the diversity of the structures of the tested composite materials were found. The most hazardous composite material was evaluated from the point of view of its impact on air quality during combustion.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16204008