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Firefighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing its contact with oxygen, thus achieving suppression of the combustion. Firefighting foam was invented by the Moldovan engineer and chemist Aleksandr Loran in 1902. [1] The surfactants used must produce foam in concentrations of ...
A suit he filed in August against manufacturers alleged that sources of PFAS other than firefighting foam — such as sewer sludge and wastewater discharges — had polluted the state’s environment.
2002 BIOEX a French manufacturer of firefighting foam, pioneer in environmentally friendly foams, launched in 2002 the first multipurpose fluorine-free foam (ECOPOL) into the market. Their environmental challenge has been to convince their customers to choose their new generation of green products, which are 100% fluorine free, and have proven ...
Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one which is designed to resist burning and withstand heat. An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building.
The Health and Safety Executive recommended restricting the use of PFAS in foam as well as consumer products likely to lead to pollution. Government considers banning ‘forever chemicals’ in ...
Indiana has more than 50,000 gallons of firefighting foam that the state now knows is highly toxic. So it launched a new program to help get rid of it.
Certain supplemental fire protection insurance may include the application of fire-retardant gel to homes during wildfire. Claimed to work "best when applied hours before a fire approaches", gel is applied using specially designed trucks by private firms. However, danger may be high and private firms may interfere with fire efforts.
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