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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Deterministic risk assessment of firefighting water additives to terrestrial organisms.

Sarah Graetz, William Martin, Nicole Washuck, Jenna Anderson, Paul K Sibley, Ryan S Prosser

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sarah GraetzSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
William MartinSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Nicole WashuckSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Jenna AndersonSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Paul K SibleySchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Ryan S ProsserSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada. prosserr@uoguelph.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-5748

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN 401357
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Firefighting water additives are used to increase the rate at which fires can be extinguished. The majority of ecotoxicological research has focused on firefighting formulations containing perfluorinated compounds as additives, due to the persistence and bioaccumulative nature of the perfluorinated constituents. A number of relatively new additives have come on the market to replace the products containing perfluorinated compounds. The potential effect of these new additives on the environment has been largely unstudied. This study investigated the toxicity of six firefighting water additives: Eco-Gel™, ThermoGel 200L™, FireAde™, Fire-Brake™, Novacool Foam™, and F-500™ to terrestrial biota. Terrestrial organisms could be exposed to firefighting water additives through leaching into soil and/or runoff following a firefighting event or through direct aerial application during a forest fire. Toxicity to three plant species was assessed through seedling germination and emergence tests: Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat), Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (radish), and Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan). The effects of firefighting water additives on three soil invertebrates, the collembolan Folsomia candida, the earthworms Eisenia andrei, and Dendrodrilus rubidus, were also investigated using static acute tests to estimate EC

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ArthropodsOligochaetaSoil PollutantsAnimalsEcosystemRisk AssessmentSoilWaterSoilSoil PollutantsWaterCollembolaEarthworm toxicityEisenia andreiFirefighting water additivesFolsomia candidaPlant toxicity

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