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References for Mike Willson’s Issue 6 2022 article

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References for Mike Willson’s article in Issue 6 2022 entitled ‘Transitioning to Fluorine-Free Foams (F3s): Cautioned by hot summers and new research’

Reference List 

  1. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Aug. 2021 – July 2021 was Earth’s warmest month in recorded history’ https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/08/july-2021-was-earths-warmest-month-in-recorded-history-says-noaa/
  2. Copernicus Climate Change Service (EU), Apr.2022 – Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2021 https://climate.copernicus.eu/europe-experienced-its-warmest-summer-record-2021-accompanied-severe-floods-western-europe-and-dry
  3. The Guardian, 19July 2022 – UK Reaches hottest ever temperature as 40.2C recorded at Heathrow https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/19/uk-weather-record-hottest-day-ever-heatwave?
  4. The Washington Post, 28 June 2022 – Rome hits highest temperature on record as heat wave sweeps Europe https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/28/record-heat-europe-italy-rome-scandinavia/
  5. Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) – On-line comprehensive weather and climate data records for Australian airports during 2018-2021 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/
  6. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), 2015 – Airport Services Manual (Doc 9137/AN898) Part 1, 4th Edition, Chapter 8 Extinguishing Agent Characteristics, Chapter 12, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting procedures (Including Level B and C fire tests) http://ufuav.asn.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/operations-manual.pdf
  7. European Norm EN1568 Part 3 Fire Test Standard, 2018 – Fire Extinguishing media – Foam concentrates – Part 3: Specification for low expansion foam concentrates for surface application to water-immiscible liquids (hydrocarbons) https://infostore.saiglobal.com/en-au/Search/All/?searchTerm=EN1568-3:%202018
  8. US Department of Defense MIL-PRF-24385F (SH) w/Amendment 4, 7Apr. 2020 – Performance specification – Fire Extinguishing Agent AFFF liquid concentrate for fresh and seawater. https://quicksearch.dla.mil/Transient/F103642BF21D489C94944AE9B5A57F96.pdf
  9. Mobil Exxon – Jet A v Jet A1 (viewed 8 Nov.2022) https://www.exxonmobil.com/en/aviation/products-and-services/products/exxonmobil-jet-a-1
  10. US Federal Aviation Administration, (Geyer et al.) 1979 – Comparative Evaluation of Firefighting Foam Agents Report no: FAA-ED-79-61 https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA074490.pdf
  11. US Naval Research laboratory (Conroy and Ananth) 2015 – Fuel Surface cooling by Aqueous Foam: A pool fire suppression Mechanism https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10694-015-0470-5
  12. US Naval Research Laboratory (Hinnant et al) 2017 – Influence of fuel on foam degradation for fluorinated and fluorine free foams https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usnavyresearch/135/
  13. US Naval Research laboratory (NRL – Conroy , Fleming and Ananth) 2017 – Surface Cooling of a Pool Fire by Aqueous Foams https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00102202.2016.1253565
  14. Scheffey et al 2012 – Methodologies for Calculating Firefighting Agent Quantities Needed to Combat Aircraft Crash Fires DOT/FAA/AR-11/29 http://www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar11-29.pdf
  15. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Part 139 Cert Alert 21-05, 4Oct 2021 – Part 139 Extinguishing Agent Requirements (Fluorine Free Foam – Public Safety concerns) https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/certalerts/media/part-139-cert-alert-21-05-Extinguishing-Agent-Requirements.pdf
  16. US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Bagot K), Sep.2021 – FAA ARFF Research Program, PFAS-free Foam Research presentation to REDAC (FAA’s Research, Engineering, Development and Advisory Committee) https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ang/redac/media/airports/2021/sept/airports_sept2021_REDACARFFResearch2021Fall.pdf
  17. US FAA, Jul. 2022 – Fluorine Free Foam Testing TC-22-23 Final Report (detail of REDAC summary presentation) https://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/Products/Airport-Safety-Papers-Publications/Airport-Safety-Detail/fluorine-free-foam-testing
  18. US FAA, Jul. 2022 – Fluorine Free Foam Testing TC-22-23 Final Report https://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/Products/Airport-Safety-Papers-Publications/Airport-Safety-Detail/fluorine-free-foam-testing
  19. Swedish Research Institute (Dahlbom, Mallin and Bobert, RI:SE) Feb.2022 – Fire Test Performance of Eleven PFAS-free Class B Firefighting Foams Varying Fuels, Admixture, Water types and Foam Generation Techniques, Research Institute of Sweden https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10694-022-01213-6
  20. US Department of Defense Performance Specification, Fire Extinguishing Agent, Fluorine Free Foam (F3) Liquid Concentrate for Land-based, freshwater applications MIL-PRF –XX727 Draft, May 2022 https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-contract-opportunity/mil-prf-xx727-fire-extinguishing-agent-fluorine-free-foam-f3-liquid-concentrate-for-land-based-fresh-water-applications-n0002422sn0169
  21. Gulf Civil Aviation Authority UAE, 2020 – Final Report – AAIS Case No: AIFN/0008/2016 Runway Impact During Attempted Go-Around, Air Accident Investigation Sector https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/ePublication/admin/iradmin/Lists/Incidents%20Investigation%20Reports/Attachments/125/2016-Published%20Final%20Report%20AIFN-0008-2016-UAE521%20on%206-Feb-2020.pdf
  22. University of Queensland (Nilsson, Braunig et al), Dec.2020 – Evaluation of PFAS in Australian Aviation Rescue Firefighting Service (ARFFS) Staff-2018/19, University of Queensland https://qaehs.centre.uq.edu.au/files/5462/C02758-005%20Formatted_ASA%20Exposure%20Report_Final%281%29.pdf
  23. Australian National University Dec. 2021 – PFAS Health Study on three PFAS impacted communities – Overall Summary https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/44CB8059934695D6CA25802800245F06/$File/Overall-Summary_Final_Dec2021-PFAS-Health-Study%20.pdf
  24. NFPA-Research Foundation (Back et al.), May 2022 – ‘Firefighting Foams: Fire Service Roadmap’ (when transitioning to F3s) https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/Emergency-Responders/Firefighting-Foams
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