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Military Specification Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) (reference (1) is used
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and burn back resistance of aviation, shipboard, chemical process and petrochemical
m5i<n';t! b n ; fm-i poei tires. 1he vers' chcno.c.i! -nusuies \.; v i a m o d si Me hi es a a r.iiUg ,0 .1. 0: ionuesetK*'!.'. Fie! m ake th e m Mi c c l i s e lie (me Oghong .iso esw l us p e i v u i a ! Monet. amd rii.n s inn nan ( e v e s and notes ilia 1 toxacst v h Fc Vend n m e m o m m i J ^tf te'10 : ogi d a d o s of the eii.'Oiuals n hi ! I and, otbhe discharge >.) \S H- ml. the: sns m m inesL
I n ,to v v --eseial p o k v i i u i opium-., ;o add-ess >-.--;teo eluted to A k F F enf*ncS ms she
less O'leiseni hi tlie -drorI t erm. there is iUJicns t e c hn ol o g y ihat appe a rs to he aide he s'cdeiee tne
quantif.es e>t tJ--c--c ens voiinsenfai ly m o u v i n i n M c c h w n i c a h n e e de d Is* lielu is tire. Adiistmnaiir.
there are other existing agents with potentially less environmental impacts than AFFF that may
isiiv i -.i >im 1<if the c l oren i ll re pi o iect 11m :e ;j*i.vi i:e r o .\ n ms es! ;e, i!s<'rs o rd he ; ms c iu ;\
available agents is needed to determine if these agents can meet current fire protection
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b ! i h r.ii-y Spec i fie,it ion A F F I* <'rnui 1at ons.. i s die ahsence n ;g o i!1canr d e , rea.se o f ll uon > airldeivia-:. 11 m p io jc c : d id not at cusps k> salmus ltate tiic staled " e n v iro n m e n ta l iriciK ihisevM
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reference ' I d Table I .shows lire test results o f p ic lin m u r y w re e rd n g ms a b lutio n .d 'he -cs on
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\4n,-|m)0?4V<sF .sets a maximum mi file COI> value and a minimum proportion of w ! i-h n :=st be dcgu idaide as measm cd by BUD:m. A iiron nnIes met the COi> rcquircincnl; i;mst met die BOD-COD requirement. A more meaismniuf measure o f environmental impart may be me maun mice <*t `die remamuct m me ( O a) same sub itac! me toe IaO i > same. A number additional factors tmrof also be considered n: ascertain: ng a product's environmental impacts These include aquatic foxuulv to van on s relevant species, compatibility wpli wastewater uvaimenl plants, orcsence and concent ration ot so Rents to g. pKcols and giwol cthcis), m> well as -he proportion and composition o f flic tluormeroomaimng components, 'ibis inibnn.uion wf! enable nicanmcfu! !iirther down selection for aehicrane cm uvmnicntaliy acceptable alternative 11rc 11ls-:1111c; !o-::ns. out is beyoikI me scope o! tins; princct.
A mure general appreciation of life technical issues nivsmed m A F f F retorminaiicns, and iionvtai;on between the physical properties (such as dynamic surface tension, viscosity, nroperisity to produce foam} and the performance tests tsucri as file evtutym si intent time, mini back resistance amd drainage rate}, should be established. Such a technology bums w rIi greatly facilitate candidate evaluation and future impi ovemcm.ro
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1. \ 11!11ar\ F pec 1tu at ioii M 11.- F (.f243 55id 'J an u ary l'F>2. f ji<_ f xri ng:11-.hing Aqueous Siam bmimng Foam (A H u b Liquid Coiiecmsaie for Fresh and Seawater
2. "Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Alternatives," NRL Ltr Rpt 6180/0149, 22 April 200j
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