Word: halon
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...myth about Widener holds that the library uses an oxygen-suppressant system, which would spray a gas like halon to snuff out the fire but make it impossible for humans inside to breathe...
...There is a halon system in Pusey--one that accidentally discharged over the summer, resulting in a day-long evacuation. But those systems have since been outlawed and Pusey's will be replaced soon...
...myth about Widener holds that the libraryuses an oxygen-suppressant system, which wouldspray a gas like halon to snuff out the fire butmake it impossible for humans inside to breathe...
There is a halon system in Pusey--one thataccidentally discharged over the summer, resultingin a day-long evacuation. But those systems havesince been outlawed and Pusey's will be replacedsoon...
While the regulation will be a blow to the users of halon and CFCs, it could, ironically, produce a windfall for producers. Until substitutes that do not harm the ozone become available, the prices of the chemicals may surge because of limited supplies. Recognizing that possibility, the EPA has asked for public comment on two ways of preventing producers from making excessive profits. One proposal calls for a special tax on earnings from CFC and halon sales, the other for the Government to auction off manufacturing rights, making a company pay for the privilege of producing the chemicals...