| Many governments and
organizations are now concerning environmental protection as our
WORLD is getting worse and worse for living. |
| Fire Industry has a very
direct negative impact to the environment as one of the fire
suppression substances - Halon - is very harmful to our ozone. To
learn more about ozone, you can visit our ozone
page. |
| As a result of Halon as an
Ozone Depletion Substances (ODS), the Montreal Protocol decided to
ban the production of Halon in 1987 to save our WORLD. Many
countries have been banning the import of Halon as to control their
Halon storage. |
| However, Halon can be said as the most effective
fire suppression substances in this century. The banning of Halon
starts a new era for the Fire Industry. New alternatives have been
arriving to the marketplace to replace Halon. |
| Example: |
| FM-200 is one of the
replacement for Halon 1301 (BTM) system. |
| Water Mist is one of the
replacement for Halon 1211 (BCF) fire extinguisher. |
| Although Halon has been
banned, there are still many environmental concerning problems for
Fire Industry. And the emerging problem will be the use of CO2 gas
as global warming is another environmental concern for the next
century. |
