{"id":323429,"date":"2025-01-15T17:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=323429"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:31:46","slug":"pink-fire-retardant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pink-fire-retardant\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Fire Retardant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Authorities in the United States are using planes to drop pink fire retardant to curb the Southern California Wildfires.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Pink Fire Retardant<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_323430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323430\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-323430 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pink-Fire-Retardant.png?resize=415%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pink Fire Retardant\" width=\"415\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pink-Fire-Retardant.png?w=942&amp;ssl=1 942w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pink-Fire-Retardant.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pink-Fire-Retardant.png?resize=768%2C421&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-323430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fire retardant is a mix of chemicals used to <strong><em>extinguish or slow down the spread of fires.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Authorities in the US most commonly rely on <em><strong>Phos-Chek,<\/strong><\/em> a type of fire retardant, that mostly contains an <em><strong>ammonium phosphate-based slurry.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Generally, it is made of salts such as <strong><em>ammonium polyphosphate<\/em><\/strong>, which do not evaporate easily like water and stay for longer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><strong>Phos-Chek appears pink<\/strong><\/em> as pink color is added to it to improve visibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><em>Color is added<\/em><\/strong> to the fire retardant to enable the firefighters to see against the landscape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This helps them create fire lines around the fire retardant, thus saving lives and properties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Experts have argued that spraying fire retardants is <strong><em>ineffective, expensive and leads to water pollution.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A study found that Phos-Chek is <em><strong>laden with toxic metals<\/strong><\/em> like chromium and cadmium that can cause diseases like cancer in humans. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even the effectiveness of Phos-Chek is increasingly being questioned.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Authorities in the United States are using planes to drop pink fire retardant to curb the Southern California Wildfires.\u00a0 About Pink Fire Retardant\u00a0 Fire retardant is a mix of chemicals used to extinguish or slow down the spread of fires.\u00a0 Authorities in the US most commonly rely on Phos-Chek, a type of fire retardant,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pink-fire-retardant\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pink Fire 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