Green Options » potassium perchlorate http://greenoptions.com/tag/potassium-perchlorate Posts tagged 'potassium perchlorate' Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Enjoy Your Ozone Polluting Fireworks this Fourth of July http://ecoscraps.com/2008/07/04/enjoy-your-ozone-polluting-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/07/04/enjoy-your-ozone-polluting-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:15 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecoscraps.com/2008/07/04/enjoy-your-ozone-polluting-fireworks-this-fourth-of-july/ fireworksFireworks displays create surges of pollutant ozone in lower levels of the atmosphere, where it is a respiratory irritant, greenhouse gas, and plant toxin.  Some scientists believe fireworks are  an “insignificant source of pollution”, because they occur infrequently; however, no source of greenhouse gases is insignificant considering our current climate crisis, not to mention the heavy metals and potassium perchlorate in these grand patriotic displays.

Via:  www.abc.net.au & Grist

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