- Author
- Gann, R. G.
- Title
- Replacement for the Halogenated Fire Suppressants: A Research Strategy and Plan.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 4449,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 11th Joint Panel Meeting. October 19-24, 1989, Berkeley, CA, Jason, N. H.; Cramer, D. M., Editors, 45-53 p., 1990
- Keywords
- halons | halogenated compounds | halon 1201 | halon 1301 | fire suppression
- Abstract
- A consortium of industrial firms and Federal Agencies has developed a plan to identify candidate fire suppressants to replace halons 1211 and 1301. The strategy is to conduct a program of closely-coordinated research, empirical testing, and analysis.