Wildfire prevention through prophylactic treatment of high-risk landscapes using viscoelastic retardant fluids [Applied Physical Sciences]

Polyphosphate fire retardants are a critical tactical resource for fighting fires in the wildland and in the wildland–urban interface. Yet, application of these retardants is limited to emergency suppression strategies because current formulations cannot retain fire retardants on target vegetation for extended periods of time through environmental exposure and weathering....

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - October 14, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Anthony C. Yu, Hector Lopez Hernandez, Andrew H. Kim, Lyndsay M. Stapleton, Ruben J. Brand, Eric T. Mellor, Cameron P. Bauer, Gregory D. McCurdy, Albert J. Wolff III, Doreen Chan, Craig S. Criddle, Jesse D. Acosta, Eric A. Appel Tags: PNAS Plus Source Type: research