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Addendum to Annex 5 TOX/2006/21
COMMITTEE ON TOXICITY OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (COT)
DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE CABIN AIR ENVIRONMENT, ILL-HEALTH IN AIRCRAFT CREWS AND THE POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO SMOKE/FUME EVENTS IN AIRCRAFT
[This discussion document has been prepared by the COT secretariat to assist the COT in its discussions. It does not represent a formal view of the COT]
1. Members will wish to see recent data submitted in respect of generic information for aircraft air conditioning systems including diagrams specific for the B757 appended to this covering note.
Secretariat June 2006
Good link to air cycle machines & Wikepedia. Here is a paper from 2006 which makes reference to possible ill health from breathing oil smoke / fumes.
How can it be that tobacco smoke is now well accepted as being lethal and yet ill health from breathing oil smoke in a confined space is still, four years later - only possible?
It would appear that the smoke in this incident was electrical though - does anybody know for sure yet?
Thanks.
DB
