Last updated 7 years ago by UtrechtCentral.com

Professor Schuiling from the University of Utrecht, along with a number of interested students from the faculty, have created a new fire extinguishing formula designed to rapidly and effectively tackle forest fire outbreaks.

The recipe is a mixture of water and serpentine, a rarely heard of hydrous magnesium silicate usually brown, greenish or spotted in color and occurring in many varieties. The mineral is most commonly used for architectural and decorative purposes.

Forest fires have taken their toll on green landscapes where there is an abundance of trees, wildlife and human inhabitants as has often been witnessed in countries susceptible to forest fires like Serbia, Australia and more recently Spain.

The team have tried the formula in a number of localized tests involving nasty flames with a high success rate which has resulted in a new scientific article describing the mixture, the various methods of application and the way it works.

Much interest has been devoted to the new formula such as one serpentine-producing organization in Spain who are keen on taking the ground-breaking discovery to the next step.

The mixture is certainly believed to be friendly in nature because of the fact that serpentine is a naturally occurring mineral group.

Once applied in the areas affected by fire, the substance later hardens forming a kind of natural protective barrier for any forest fires that may occur in the future. This is at least the case for any forestry that hasn’t been affected yet.

Source: RTV Utrecht

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