Contents  - Summer 2001

Quarterly Updates News Highlights Upcoming Industry Events Website Links New Product Arena E-Commerce Updates

Special Issue: 
The Ongoing Search for Halon Alternatives

• Halon Fire Extinguishant Substitutes 
• Inergen - The CO₂ Effect
• High Flying Firebugs Protect the Airways and the Ozone 
• Halon Alternative: Water Mist
• E-tools for Technology Updates on Halon Alternatives
• Featured Institution: Center for Global Environmental Technologies (CGET)
• The World's Virtual Marketplace for Recycled Halons: The Online Halon Trader
• EPA's Online Activites on Halon Alternatives

Halon Fire Extinguishant Substitutes 

By Dr. Robert E. Tapscott, Vice-President GlobeTech, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.  
An overview of recent regulatory issues and substitute technologies for halon fire extinguishing agents.  

Inergen - The CO₂ Effect

By Jack Nicholas, Professor, Fire Protection Engineering, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, USA.  
An in-depth analysis of Inergen fire extinguishing agents and the controversial CO₂ effect.

High Flying Firebugs Protect the Airways and the Ozone 

By J. Michael Bennett, the Team Leader of the Fire Protection Team at the Aerospace Survivability Flight of the U.S. Air Force 46th Test Wing, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  
A survey on the aviation environmentally safe Halon replacements program.

Halon Alternative: Water Mist

Dr. Zhigang Liu, a research associate at the Canadian National Research Council's (NRC) Institute for Research in Construction.  
Implications for the use of water mist systems as a replacement for halon in certain circumstances.

E-tools for Technology Updates on Halon Alternatives

By Jeanne Gruber, FS-World.com Editor.  Specific e-tools, much like a virtual meeting place, provide a free flow of information and expertise within and for the fire and safety community. 

Featured Institution: Center for Global Environmental Technologies (CGET)

CGET, the focal point for research and development in halon options, non-halon fire protection technologies, CFC replacements in cleaning and refrigeration, and other environmental issues, organizes the annual HOTWC (Halon Options Technical Working Conference).

The World's Virtual Marketplace for Recycled Halons: The Online Halon Trader

B2B - Business-to-Business and halon banking became part of the Internet revolution when the UNEP opened the Online Halon Trader in the spring of 2001.

EPA's Online Activities on Halon Alternatives

A survey of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) SNAP List and FAQ posted on their website.

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