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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 29 June 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 11 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Aircraft: Air Conditioning

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Transport has ever consulted ExxonMobil and other lubricant manufacturers about whether they have ever undertaken inhalation toxicity testing of heated engine oils as a whole, and if so, with what results.

Answer

The Committee of Toxicity (COT) referred to this and other research on pyrolysed oils in the 2007 Statement that it published after being commissioned by the Department for Transport to undertake a scientific review of data submitted by the British Airline Pilots’ Association on the possible effects on aircrew health of oil/hydraulic fluid smoke/fume contamination incidents in commercial aircraft.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL873
Session
2016-17
Related items
Aircraft: Air Conditioning
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Aircraft Contamination Health hazards Oil Air conditioning
Link
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