Wildland Fire Chemicals

Environmental Assessments and Studies

• Environmental Assessment: Aerial Application of Fire Retardant
• Human Health Risk Assessment (.pdf)
• Ecological Risk Assessment (.pdf)
• Environmental Studies—Conducted by Columbia Environmental Research Center (USGS)
  • Toxicity of Fire Retardant and Foam Suppressant Chemicals to Plant and Animal Communities
  • The Effects of UVB Radiation on the Toxicity of Fire-Fighting Chemicals
  • Effects of Fire-Retardant Chemical Products on Fathead Minnows in Experimental Streams
  • Environmental Persistence and Toxicity of Fire-Retardant Chemicals, Fore-Trol® GTS-R and Phos-Chek® D75-R to Fathead Minnows
  • Behavioral Avoidance/Attractance Response of Rainbow Trout to Fire-Retardant Chemicals
  • Environmental Implications of Fire-Retardant Chemicals—Project Summary