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Environment & Energy

PJMcK

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Reply to Callie1979 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 13, 2025, 08:36 AM

Feb 2025

The fires need to be contained. Lives and property need protection.

The question raised is simple. After the fire, how do you clean up these toxic chemicals? Leaving them in the environment means the chemicals will leech into the water supply as well as the food chain. Then what happens?

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Cadmium, Arsenic, Chromium Among Toxic Metals In Fire Suppression Chemical Dropped From Planes [View all] hatrack Feb 2025 OP

Those are probably also present in burned down homes & businesses. Callie1979 Feb 2025 #1

Sort of true PJMcK Feb 2025 #2

Hi hatrack. Thanks for posting this. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 #3