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According to the Washington Post a recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reviewed the short term impact of 4th of July fireworks on air pollution across the US:
Every July 4, the 14,000-plus dazzling fireworks displays across the nation have a toxic effect on our atmosphere. A new NOAA study shows they temporarily increase particulate pollution by an average of 42 percent.
The first of its kind study, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, analyzed concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at 315 U.S. air quality monitoring stations between 1999 and 2013.
The original press release from the NOAA links to the report itself.
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NOAA Study on 4th of July Fireworks and Spikes in Air Pollution
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(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday July 01 2015, @05:15PM
BBQ is awful for organics / hydrocarbons, not particulates. I would imagine propane is particulate free and charcoal isn't going to be too bad.
Now on the other hand, that last batch of brats I grilled probably squirted more hydrocarbons into the atmosphere than my wife's Prius lifetime emissions. Must have been a pound of pork fat vaporized out of that five pounds or whatever of brats.
The worst holiday polluter is probably the bonfire people who insist on throwing in pressure treated and broken plastic lawnchairs and similar and let it smoulder (invariably unwatched) for three days until their homemade superfund site burns out. This is also an aspect of camping I don't like. I want to camp in the woods not experience the smells and smoke inhalation of a forest fire.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Wednesday July 01 2015, @11:11PM
If you breathe the smoke from burning plastic you get dioxin which is a known strong cancerous substance and poisonous. So if anyone does it in your surroundings I suggest you take harsh action against the ill doers.