Decontamination foam
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'''[[Decontamination]] foam''' (known commonly as '''Decon foam''') is a spray-on [[cleaning]] [[solution]] that, due to its physical properties, has a longer residence time on contaminated surfaces than reular liquids and thus provides efficient decontamination of biological and chemical contaminants (e.g. [[chemical warfare|chemical warfare agents]], [[anthrax|anthrax spores]] or other [[toxic industrial materials]](TIM)).
It is designed for use in emergency situations involving areas containing large numbers of possibly contaminated people e.g. at [[Convention (meeting)|convention]]s, [[airport]]s, [[concert]]s etc.
==Soap cannons and other foam delivery systems in practice==
The [[LAX]] airport soap cannon can spray large quantities of decon foam on crowds of potentially exposed persons, e.g. to [[mass decontamination|decon]] an entire planeload of people who might be victims of a nuclear, chemical, or biological agent release.
==Mixing and using decon foam==
Decon foam often comes in two bottles, that, when mixed, expand to produce many times their volume in [[foam]].
==Using decon foam for crowd control==
Decon foam is also useful as an [[area denial weapons]] medium for [[crowd control]], e.g. to make the ground slippery, as well as to reduce [[visibility]] (as a [[fog]]), such as with the CASCAD product.
==Types of decon foam==
*[[SNL100]] ([[Sandia National Laboratories]])
*[[MDF200]] ([[Modec Decon Foam]])
==External links==
*http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997SPIE.2934...86G
[[Category:Hygiene]]
[[Category:Security]]
[[Category:Safety equipment]]
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