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Georgia officials are dealing with the aftermath of a chemical fire at a swimming pool cleaning facility near Atlanta. The fire, that ignited on Sunday around 5 a.m., started on the roof of a ...
Trimethyl borate is the organoboron compound with the formula B(OCH 3) 3 and a metal alkoxide. It is a colourless liquid that burns with a green flame. [1] It is an intermediate in the preparation of sodium borohydride and is a popular reagent in organic chemistry. It is a weak Lewis acid (AN = 23, Gutmann-Beckett method). [2]
The borax deposit here was discovered in 1913, by John K. Suckow, [4] who when drilling for water found a deposit of what he believed to be gypsum. Further testing revealed it was the colemanite form of borax. Francis Marion "Borax" Smith bought the claim for his Pacific Coast Borax Company. [5] [6] Mining at the site by shafts began in the 1920s.
Borate ions occur, alone or with other anions, in many borate and borosilicate minerals such as borax, boracite, ulexite (boronatrocalcite) and colemanite. Borates also occur in seawater, where they make an important contribution to the absorption of low frequency sound in seawater. [1] Borates also occur in plants, including almost all fruits. [2]
The Franklin Fire continues to spread amid windy conditions. Officials warn residents to heed warnings as threat continues. California night sky glows orange as Franklin Fire prompts evacuation orders
Aerial video shows a rapidly growing Franklin Fire encroach on Malibu coastline neighborhoods Tuesday. The fire has burned over 2,600 acres in less than 24 hours.
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Air attack is an industry term used for the actual application of aerial resources, both fixed-wing and rotorcraft, on a fire. Within the industry, though, "air attack" may also refer to the supervisor in the air (usually in a fixed-wing aircraft) who supervises the process of attacking the wildfire from the air, including fixed-wing airtankers ...