Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

Fire retardants are used to slow or stop wildfires. Similarly, flame retardants are used in appliances like TVs and building materials. Some retardants are toxic, but there are differences in their ...

a brand of fire retardant that mostly comprises an ammonium phosphate-based slurry. It is typically composed of salts such as ammonium polyphosphate, which does not evaporate as quickly as water and ...

Common fire retardants, such PHOS-CHEK, which is used in Los Angeles, include fertilizers, such as ammonium polyphosphate, diammonium phosphate and diammonium sulfate, as well as monoammonium ...

The substance, vivid against the grey smoke and charred landscape, is fire retardant – much ... Chek is a mixture of primarily ammonium phosphate or ammonium polyphosphate – fertiliser ...

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The substance, vivid against the grey smoke and charred landscape, is fire retardant – much ... Chek is a mixture of primarily ammonium phosphate or ammonium polyphosphate – fertiliser ...

Retardant is dropped as the Palisades Fire grows near Encino Hills ... Phos-Chek is a mixture of primarily ammonium phosphate or ammonium polyphosphate -- fertilizer -- with additives such ...

Phos-Chek, the pink fire retardant that firefighters are dropping on LA County, is actually reasonably safe for cars. It’s noncorrosive, it washes off with regular soap and water, and even that ...

In the battle against massive wildfires around Los Angeles, California, now on its 8th day, pink fire retardant powder is being sprayed on nearby vegetation and high-risk areas to slow the flames ...