Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians’ drinking water

Re:Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians’ dr... by CarVac on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:31PM (#21194047)

They did all kinds of crazy stuff in the name of rocket science.

Nothing like HF as an exhaust gas...

Or injecting liquid mercury into an already carcinogenic nitrogen tetroxide/hydrazine-burning chamber to boost the thrust...

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Re:Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians’ dr... by AndrewStephens on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:31PM (#21196205)

For anyone interested in knowing more about the bonkers rocket research that went on in the 60s and 70s, I recommend the book Ignition! by John D Clark.

Publisher's Site: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/ignition/978081359583...

My Review: https://sheep.horse/2019/3/book-_ignition%21_by_john_d_clark...

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