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I understand why the protocol is to dump the jet fuel, but also that just feels like an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.
by Ancalagon 7y ago
I understand why the protocol is to dump the jet fuel, but also that just feels like an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.
- valuearb 7y agoIt evaporates
- ta999999171 7y agoThose Spanish speaking kids disagree... Also, where do you think it goes when it evaporates?
- foxyv 7y agoIt's essentially pure kerosene, which is extremely volatile, and some anti-corrosion chemicals. Hydrocarbons may be marginally increased in the air for a while, but it's nothing compared to the amount of hydrocarbons released by cars and trucks on a road. Although there have been cases where jets dump fuel too low and it lands on someone without having time to vaporize. For instance one case where a 737 dumped fuel on a playground. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-14/plane-dumps-fuel-on-students-on-school-playground-en-route-to-lax-officials-say https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-14/plane-du...