The Environmental Impacts of Fire-Fighting Foams

Tureková Ivana and Balog Karol
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Tureková Ivana: Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Institute of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Botanická 49, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic
Balog Karol: Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Institute of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Botanická 49, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 2010, vol. 18, issue 29, 111-120

Abstract: Extinguishing foams are commonly used for extinguishing the fire of flammable liquids, whereby their insulating, choking and quenching effects are exploited. The purpose of the paper is to consider and compare the foams currently used in fire departments, regarding mainly their high extinguishing effect (capability of faster aborted burning on the large surface at low foam consumption), but also their impact on the environment in each stage of their life cycle.

Keywords: Foams; fire extinguisher; fire; Foams; fire extinguisher; fire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.2478/v10186-010-0033-z

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