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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 frojack on Wednesday July 01 2015, @10:39PM
This also is likely a problem with some of their random 40-160 acre holdings they have up in northern MN. Unlike all other land in MN, if you can't tell that it is privately owned (posted or clear transition of the land) the owner can demand you leave and you have to but that is it, if you happen to wander on to one of these odd one off acreages the tribe can confiscate all your stuff like they have done to fishermen on Red Lake.
I actually remember that happening to us when I was quite young. My dad and I drifted over the line and some guys from the tribe came out and told us. They were nice about it, my dad was nice about it, we hadn't caught anything over there, shook hands and went our way. Guess they didn't figure a guy comes out to poach in a row boat full of kids.
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