SUP Magazine: Wildfire Survivors Could Face a New Toxic Threat, Study Finds

During the Los Angeles wildfires last month, pink fire suppressant painted the Santa Monica Mountains and helped stop progressing blazes in their tracks. But it turns out that pink powder could present some problems itself.  A study recently published in the Environmental Science and Technology Letters journal found that these wildfire retardants are filled with toxic heavy metals like cadmium, arsenic, and chromium at levels up to 3,000 times above drinking water limits. Urban fir...