NOTE: Green Screen certifies that a product is free from flourine and/or fluorine compounds – it does not test products for corrosivity and any of the other safety related tests conducted by the USFS (see QPL list). Green screen certification MAY NOT cover all the safety issues desired by the fire service.
“Green Foam Concentrates” is becoming a catch all phrase to identify new products manufactured to provide the same or similar water enhancements and simultaneously provide no detrimental effects to health or the environment. Green foam concentrates continue to be designed and marketed for the various specific enhancements of the water.
However, there is what is known as GreenScreen Certification.
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals
According to their web site: GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals is a global leader in chemical hazard assessment. A comprehensive hazard assessment tool that is fully transparent, scientifically based and promotes the design and use of safer chemicals via informed substitution. At its core, GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals translates the toxicity principles of green chemistry into a method for identifying and taking pragmatic action away from chemicals of high concern to safer alternatives.
GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals provides a scientifically rigorous evaluation of a chemical’s intrinsic human health and environmental hazards.
GreenScreen Certified® for Firefighting Foam
GreenScreen also certifies fluorine-free firefighting foam products.
Click To download their “Fact Sheet” or “Standards”.
