Aircraft deicing fluid

In ground deicing of aircraft, aircraft deicing fluid (ADF), aircraft deicer and anti-icer fluid (ADAF) or aircraft anti-icing fluid (AAF) are commonly used for both commercial and general aviation.[1][2] Environmental concerns include increased salinity of groundwater where de-icing fluids are discharged into soil, and toxicity to humans and other mammals.[3][4]

  1. ^ Transport Canada, Ottawa, ON (2016). "TP 14052. Guidelines for Aircraft Ground-Icing Operations. Chapter 8. Fluids." Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. ^ Stefl, Barbara A.; George, Kathleen F. (2014). "Antifreezes and Deicing Fluids". Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. New York: John Wiley. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0114200919200506.a01.pub2. ISBN 9780471238966.
  3. ^ U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Airport Cooperative Research Program (April 2010). "Alternative Aircraft and Pavement Deicers and Anti-icing Formulations with Improved Environmental Characteristics." Research Results Digest 9.
  4. ^ SAE International (2011). "Issues and Testing of Non-Glycol Aircraft Ground Deicing Fluids." Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine doi:10.4271/2011-38-0058