金属在野火抑制剂中的金属
Marella H Schammel1, Samantha J Gold1, Daniel L McCurry1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States.
概括
阻燃剂含有高水平的有毒金属,可能污染土壤和水. 这项研究量化了灭火产品中的这些金属,揭示了野火管理工作中对环境的重大释放.
科学领域:
- 环境化学环境化学
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
- 野火管理管理 野火管理
背景情况:
- 野火的频率和严重程度正在增加,导致消防产品的使用越来越多.
- 野火后环境中金属度升高通常归因于灰或城市来源.
- 美国林业局批准的灭火剂配方包括商业机密.
研究的目的:
- 为量化灭火产品中的金属度.
- 评估这些产品对环境金属污染的贡献.
- 评估对水生生态系统的潜在风险.
主要方法:
- 在阻燃剂,增水剂和A类泡中的金属度 (V, Cr, Mn, Cu, As, Cd, Sb, Ba, Tl, Pb) 的量化.
- 测量金属含量与饮用水法规和水生毒性值的比较.
- 估计由于阻燃剂的应用而向环境释放的有毒金属总量.
主要成果:
- 长期使用的阻燃剂的有毒金属度是饮用水的监管限值的4×2,880倍.
- 一些阻燃剂在释放到环境时可能会超过水生物质毒性值.
- 与阻滞剂相比,增水剂和A类泡含有较低的金属度.
- 据估计,在美国 (2009-2021) 通过阻燃剂的应用释放了约38万公斤的有毒金属.
结论:
- 灭火产品,特别是长期阻燃剂,是野火后环境中有毒金属的重要来源.
- 阻燃剂的广泛应用对土壤和水质构成潜在的风险.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解这些金属污染物的长期生态影响.
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