2006-10-29 05:42:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Fireworks burn along with other things, sulphur. Yes, it's very polluting, but if you consider the infrequency that fireworks are set off in comparison to other major polluters such as aircraft, auto's and industry in general, it's hardly a global environmental issue.
2006-10-29 05:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by letem haveit 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fireworks are actually quite polluting, all those chemicals burning in the air, some of them quite unpleasant, but no one seems to think of it in those terms for some reason, on Nov 5th, the air is so rich with everybody exploding these chemicals in the air, you can't breathe for them, and when you add in the bonfires, it is actually an environmental disaster, just goes to show people are green when it suits them, or when its fashionable to be so. Governments and tree huggers are so busy dissing cars saying how filthy they are (when they're not) , yet they keep pretty mute about guy fawkes night. Some say it's only for one night, it's not in most cases, you hear the neds setting them off all hours of the day and night for a good few weeks before and after the 5th, it's ridiculous!
2006-10-29 16:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Sarcastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
364 days of the year we are told to cut back on pollution and gas omissions , green house gasses,exhaust fumes and to conserve energy to reduce the effects of fossil fuels.
On the 5th of November the whole country goes daft and shoots vast mixtures of chemicals up into the atmosphere. Lights bonfires everywhere and frightens all the cats and dogs for miles around.
Extent of the damage it causes I do not know but an unnecessary cause of pollution in my mind.
They should have been banned years ago if just to stop the injuries caused but the problem is if they ban them people will get them from somewhere and probably from unsafe sources.
2006-10-29 14:08:21 · answer #3 · answered by Fred B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically yes they do. The combustion products include carbon and sulphur dioxides (from the gunpowder that is used), and there are small quantities of other products, from the various compounds that are used to produce colour effects. None of these is good for the environment. However, as to banning, get things in proportion. A modest-sized steelworks near me burns more than 10,000 tonnes of coal every day of the year. The global production of fireworks would not be dissimilar in pollution terms to a few weeks, at most, of the operation of this one plant. Why not take a tour of your local steelworks, as I did, or your nearest coal-fired power station? Many of them are happy to do this. It helped me get things in perspective.
2006-10-29 14:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Noise pollution, yes, some of them, and should definitely be banned
2006-10-31 12:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by Florence-Anna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They add to noise pollution and so should be banned, yes.
2006-10-29 13:53:29 · answer #6 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well unless someone picks up the wrapping they explode out of then I guess we have a litter pollution. Dont know about what is released upon explosion though. Cant see it being any worse that our millions of cars and wasted electricity etc.
2006-10-29 13:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by mandg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh gosh. A moral dilema. If they do cause pollution, then we should nuke the Chinese for inventing them. But we want the Chinese to be our friends since they will soon be running the world. Oh, what to do?
I know! I'll try Yahoo Answers!
2006-10-29 13:50:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Must do a lot of damage - chemicals burning in atmosphere! But it such a small amount compared to a volcano, A large volcano can reduce the worlds temperature by a measurable amount!
2006-10-29 13:50:01 · answer #9 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, fireworks don't pollute much compared to a coal power plant, or a forest fire.
2006-10-29 13:46:02 · answer #10 · answered by _ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋