Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> suppressants rife with <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/heavymetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heavymetals</span></a><br>Study reveals widely used pink wildfire suppressants contain high levels of toxic heavy metals: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cadmium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cadmium</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/arsenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arsenic</span></a>, and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/chromium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chromium</span></a>, concentrations up to 3,000x above <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/drinkingwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinkingwater</span></a> limits. While gov and chemical makers have long concealed up to 20% of suppressants' ingredients as "trade secrets" researchers have confirmed their role in environmental <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a>, raising concerns over extensive use in residential areas<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/13/us-wildfire-suppressants-toxic-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/13/us-wildfire-suppressants-toxic-study</span></a></p>