Table 4.
Origin of selected toxic compounds
| Material | Source | Decomposition products |
| All combustible products | Carbon monoxide, dioxide, oxygen radicals | |
| Cellulose | Wood, paper, cotton | Aldehydes, acrolein |
| Wool, silk | Clothing, fabric, blankets, furniture | Hydrogen cyanide, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide |
| Rubber | Tires | Sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen radicals |
| Polyvinyl chloride | Upholstery, wire/pipe coating, wall, floor, furniture coverings | Hydrogen chloride, phosgene |
| Polyurethane | Insulation, upholstery material | Hydrogen cyanide, isocyanates, ammonia, acrylonitriles |
| Polyester | Clothing, fabric | Hydrogen chloride |
| Polypropylene | Upholstery, carpeting | Acrolein, oxygen radicals |
| Polyacrylonitrile | Appliances, engineering, plastics | Hydrogen cyanide |
| Polyamide | Carpeting, clothing | Hydrogen cyanide, ammonia |
| Polyamine resins | Household and kitchen goods | Hydrogen cyanide, ammonia, formaldehyde |
| Acrylics | Aircraft windows, textiles, wall coverings | Acrolein, aldehydes |
| Fire retardants | Polymeric materials | Hydrogen cyanide, acetylene chloroethane, propene nitrite |