Decontamination foam 1084968 179362868 2007-12-21T09:31:41Z Lost Boy 1698896 '''[[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]] {{chem-stub}}