00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.842025 CaOODSP 20221107152231 cr ||||||||||| 180207s2017 quca o f000 0 eng d 9780660093772 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- En14-280/2017E-PDF Aqueous film-forming foam and the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations [electronic resource]. [Gatineau, QC] : Environment and Climate Change Canada, c2017. [2] p. : col. ill. Issued also in French under title: Les mousses à formation de pellicule aqueuse et le Règlement sur certaines substances toxiques interdites. Caption title. "Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a synthetic mixture containing hydrocarbon-based surfactants and fluorinated surfactants with the ability to rapidly extinguish hydrocarbon fuel fires. It is mainly used in civil and military aviation, and oil industries. Fluorinated surfactants belong to the chemical group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) which are described below. In Canada, AFFF containing certain PFASs are prohibited under the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 with a few exemptions outlined below”--P. [1]. gccst Toxic substances gccst Environmental protection Fire extinguishing agents Foam Organofluorine compounds Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Les mousses à formation de pellicule aqueuse et le Règlement sur certaines substances toxiques interdites (CaOODSP)9.842026 PDF 884 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/En14-280-2017-eng.pdf