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RINGS OF FIRE <br /> Plague: A highly contagious and fatal disease. Random Piles: Piles of tires thrown randomly onto <br /> Symptoms include high fever, restlessness, one another. <br /> staggering, confusion, delirium, shock, and coma. <br /> Inflames lymph nodes and is characterized by Recycle or Recycling: Any process by which scrap <br /> pulmonary symptoms. tires are transformed into new products in such a <br /> manner that the scrap tire may lose its identity. <br /> Plies: Layers of rubber coated parallel cords. <br /> Recycled Rubber Product: Products produced <br /> Pneumatic Tire: A tire which depend on the primarily from recycled rubber. <br /> compressed air it holds to carry the load. It differs <br /> from solid tires, where the tire itself carries the load. Relapsing Fever: Transmitted by ticks, a infectious <br /> disease that is marked by intermittent attacks of high <br /> Pre-Incident Planning: A method of anticipating the fever. <br /> response to a particular fire incident and planning <br /> the tactics and strategy based on information Retreaded Tire: A tire casing to which new tread <br /> collected before hand. rubber, and sometimes sidewall rubber, has been <br /> vulcanized to a prepared surface to extend the <br /> Processed Tire: A scrap tire which has been usable life of the tire. <br /> altered, converted or sized reduced. <br /> Reused Tire: A tire taken off the rim of a vehicle <br /> PTE: Passenger Tire Equivalent; a measurement of and placed on the rim of another vehicle without any <br /> mixed passenger and truck tires, where five repair or other form of alteration. <br /> passenger tires are equal to one truck tire. <br /> Rickettsial Disease: Transmitted by lice,fleas, and <br /> Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A group of ticks. Caused by a micro organism that are <br /> toxins that include but are not limited to dioxins and associated with spotted fever (Rocky Mountain <br /> dibenzofurans. Spotted fever, Rickettsial Pox). Transmitted to man <br /> from mice via a small colorless mite. <br /> Pyrolytic Oil: A product of pyrolyzed tires. Each <br /> passenger car tire contains approximately 2.5 gallons Rim: The metal support for the tire and tube <br /> of oil. When subjected to high temperatures with assembly on the wheel. The beads of a tire are <br /> little oxygen supply, tires melt releasing pyrolytic oil. seated on the rim. <br /> Pyrolysis: The process of thermal decomposition in RMA: Rubber Manufacturers Association; The trade <br /> the absence of oxygen. Pyrolyzing scrap tires yields association which represents the United States tire <br /> gas, char, oil and steel. manufacturers and the United States based <br /> manufacturers of non-tire rubber products <br /> Rabies: A neurotropic virus present in saliva of <br /> mammals. Virus attacks central nervous system, Rubber: Moldable synthetic or natural material with <br /> resulting in paralysis. Symptoms include general elastic qualities. <br /> malaise, depression, intense excitement, <br /> aggressiveness, respiratory problems,spasms,fever, Rubber Modified Asphalt: A general term used to <br /> vomiting, and swelling of lymph nodes close to identify a the incorporation of scrap tire rubber into <br /> wound. asphalt paving materials. <br /> Ratbite Fever: Caused from the bite of a rat. Rubber Modified Asphalt Concrete (RUMAC): A <br /> Inflames the skin, causes headaches, vomiting, and pavement product made with rubber as a <br /> back and joint pain. component. The rubber itself acts as an aggregate <br /> and is blended into asphalt cement along with the <br /> 64 <br />