Anonymous ID: 30a1fe Jan. 14, 2020, 5:59 p.m. No.7816382   🗄️.is đź”—kun

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FEARS RETARDANT COULD THREATEN SENSITIVE DRINKING WATER CATCHMENTS

 

There are concerns thousands of tonnes of fire retardant dropped across NSW could pose a risk to the state's dwindling drinking water supplies and aquatic life, especially with forecast rain threatening to wash chemical residues into catchments.

 

In a pink deluge from the sky, the retardants have been credited with saving homes and lives this bushfire season.

 

But while the retardants are not believed to be harmful to humans or mammals, experts hold concerns over fish kills and harmful blue-green algal blooms when the retardants are used near waterways.

 

Blue-green algae is a type of bacteria which can form toxic scums and make water unsuitable for drinking, recreational activities and agriculture…

 

www.smh.com.au/national/fears-retardant-could-threaten-sensitive-drinking-water-catchments-20200113-p53r30.html