Fireworks??? Do you think they have a positive or negitive impact on the enviroment???

Here is just part of it:

%26quot;Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the fireworks displays that go on around the U.S. every Fourth of July are still typically propelled by the ignition of gunpowder--a technological innovation that pre-dates the American Revolution itself. And the fall-out from these exhibitions includes a variety of toxic pollutants that rain down on neighborhoods from coast to coast, often in violation of federal Clean Air Act standards.

Depending on the effect sought, fireworks produce smoke and dust that contain various heavy metals, sulfur-coal compounds and other noxious chemicals. Barium, for instance, is used to produce brilliant green colors in fireworks displays, despite being poisonous and radioactive. Copper compounds are used to produce blue colors, even though they contain dioxin, which has been linked to cancer. Cadmium, lithium, antimony, rubidium, strontium, lead and potassium nitrate are also commonly used to produce different effects, even though they can cause a host of respiratory and other health problems.

The chemicals and heavy metals used in fireworks also take their toll on the environment, sometimes contributing to water supply contamination and even acid rain. Their use also deposits physical litter on the ground and into water bodies for miles around.%26quot;

I%26#039;d consider that more than slightly negative to the environment and also negative to the health of people and animals as well.
http://www.physorg.com/news99672229.html (Oklahoma, my home state)
http://environment.about.com/od/healthen...

u know what.. all of us know .. the answer is - negative.. But none of us are ready to accept it and to stop it..Not even 1% of us... dis is the reality.. But its too good that atleast u raised the question.. keep it up

Certainly the air pollution could have a negative health impact on anyone breathing the smoke. Should we stop this tradition? No way. We should push Chinese fireworks makers (they make almost all of them) to try and %26quot;green them up.%26quot;

They%26#039;re almost completely biodegradable, being predominantly made of cardboard. I%26#039;d say they have little to no impact at all on the environment.

If all the fireworks were green only, they%26#039;d get kinda boring.

They have a very positive impact on the environment...just look at how much everyone enjoys them. I can%26#039;t help it if Al Gore won%26#039;t watch them.

Fireworks have absolutely no impact either way on the environment.

Negative. But only slightly negative.

it doesn%26#039;t matter anyway the earth is going down that%26#039;s what it says in the bible(king James Vision)