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NOAA Study on 4th of July Fireworks and Spikes in Air Pollution

posted by janrinok on Wednesday July 01 2015, @02:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the light-up-the-sky dept.

tonyPick writes:

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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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday July 01 2015, @05:47PM

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday July 01 2015, @05:47PM (#203860) Journal

    I am sure that BBQs "temporarily increase particulate pollution" as well.

    Oh, I don't know, all that food was going to get cooked anyway.

    (I'd be interested in knowing what percent of BBQs are gas these days. I suspect a gas grill is no worse than cooking on a gas stove).

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2015, @06:38PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2015, @06:38PM (#203883)

    There is no BBQ without smoke. BBQ is low heat slow cooking.
    Gas grills or high-heat cooking of food on a grill is called grilling.