Ampho-Mag for Police and Fire Departments

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Ampho-Mag Hazardous Spill Sorbent - Use on any hazardous liquid spill

Ampho-Mag for Police and Fire Departments

The Police and Fire Departments are often first to arrive at the scene of an accident where hazardous materials have been spilled or are leaking from containers or vehicles.

Ampho-Mag™ allows these emergency personnel to take immediate control of many types of hazardous spills, allowing for an increased margin of safety at the scene for emergency personnel, accident victims and the environment.

Ampho-Mag™ does two important things when applied, it adsorbs the liquid so that it will not spread and potentially enter the environment or come into contact with people. It also neutralizes the liquid, reducing strong acids and bases to neutral pHs creating a much safer situation

In these emergency situations, it is critical to:

keep the spilled material from contact with emergency personnel, accident victims or bystanders.
keep the spilled material from entering the environment, including drainage pipes, sewers, soil, streams and waterways.
react quickly.

Too often at the scene of an accident, sand is used which is not an adsorbent or a neutralizer and simply covers the spilled liquid. A clay adsorbent is another material which is used often with very little effect. Clay will not neutralize potentially dangerous liquids and it is imperative in these circumstances to reduce the danger faced by responders. Other spill reagents that could be used demand that the material first be identified before application. This takes critical time away from implementing a solution. And the price to pay for mistakes can be costly.

Ampho-Mag™ solves these concerns in a single product. Its innovative amphoteric chemistry makes it a universal neutralizer - it will effectively neutralize acids and bases bringing spilled material to a neutral pH quickly and efficiently. This results in:

a quicker response time – no guessing at the identity of the spilled material.
no misapplication – Ampho-Mag’s™ ability to handle acids and bases makes it the perfect solution in a crisis.
safely controlling spilled liquids and keeping them from entering the environment.

In addition, a pH indicator in Ampho-Mag™ changes color based on the pH of the spill - Red for acids and blue for bases. As Ampho-Mag neutralizes the spill, the color will change to a green or yellow hue. This allows the responder to identify the type of material spilled and assists to determine that enough Ampho-Mag™ was used to neutralize the spill.