STATUS OF INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO REPLACE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS Robert T. Wickham, P.E. March 16, 2002 WICKHAM ASSOCIATES NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the interest of information exchange. The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Environmental Protection Agency. The US Environmental Protection Agency does not assume liability for the contents or use thereof and further the Agency does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturer's names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the objective of this report. The following commercial products (requiring a trademark designation ® or ™) are mentioned in this report. Due to the frequency of usage, trademarks are not indicated. Mention of a product does not constitute endorsement or rejection of the product. Ansul FE-25 Argonite FE-36 Argotec FM-200 CEA-410 Halotron I CEA-614 Inergen CEA-308 NAF P-IV Envirogel NAF S-III FE-13 NN100 FE-227 Triodide FE-241 There are no restrictions on copying or distribution of this document. Additional copies of this report are available from ….. Wickham Associates 9 Winding Brook Drive Stratham, New Hampshire 03885 USA Tel: +603-772-3229 Fax: +603-772-7305 email:
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