Firecracker
A firecracker is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound.
Firecrackers affect our health
The bursting of crackers is primarily responsible for an increase in concentration of dust and pollutants. The fine dust that settles after bursting crackers is rich in pollutants like oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, metal dust and organic pollutants.
• Even the tiny sparklers, torches and flower pots which are otherwise considered to create no noise at all generate thick smoke that can affect the respiratory tract of young children.
• The suspended particulate matter (SPM) levels rise significantly during Diwali. This causes throat, nose and eye related problems which can later develop into adverse health issues.
• Firecrackers have much more severe effects in people with heart, respiratory or nervous system disorders.
• They can aggravate problems for people suffering from colds, allergies or coughs and can also cause congestion of the throat and chest.
• They can also cause water contamination and acid rains.
• They result in air pollution that creates carcinogenic Sulphur compounds and airborne arsenic effect.
• The green light produced in fireworks displays comes from barium, which is radioactive and poisonous. The blue colour produced from copper compounds comes from dioxins linked to cancer.
Firecrackers affect the environment
Noise Pollution: Firecrackers make more noise than the allowed decibel limit.
Air Pollution: Smog caused by firecrackers is harmful when inhaled. It also causes reduced visibility.
Fire Hazards: Sometimes rockets set fire to huts, heaps of dry grass and even houses.
Garbage: After bursting of firecrackers the main problem that comes to our sight is the garbage lying on the roads. This garbage is chemical garbage that has effect on people’s health.
Firecrackers affect animals
• The sound of bursting crackers can be quite traumatic to pets, as they cannot bear loud sounds.
• We know that dogs have an incredible hearing ability and they can detect sounds that cannot be heard by human beings.
Chemicals in firecrackers
Today, simple sparklers have given way to elaborate fireworks that can light up the entire sky above your home. Unfortunately the fumes that these crackers produce are harmful to the environment and us. The levels of various chemicals used in making fire crackers are injurious to our respiratory passages.
Celebrate eco-friendly
Let us celebrate this Diwali in an eco-friendly way and save the environment from pollution.
Say No To Firecrackers
Issued in public interest by Nagaland Pollution Control Board
