{"id":2700,"date":"2014-07-23T15:10:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T15:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/?page_id=2700"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:34:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:34:29","slug":"celebrate-july-4-polluting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/celebrate-july-4-polluting\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Celebrate July 4 by Polluting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My petition to the Sequim City Council to ban fireworks. The original outline is here.<\/a> Edited version for presentation<\/a> and a strange follow-up to an email question by the City Mayor,<\/a> I would present this later version to the Sequim City Council knowing the original was too long.\u00a0 With 30 seconds remaining I was silenced by the same mayor. I will now focus on Politics and getting these people replaced. They did not even pass out the folders I had given them, nor did they bother to open them. \"th_FSMFurious\"<\/a>
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  1. Why Celebrate July 4 by Polluting?<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. My focus will be on the toxic and hazardous metals found in fireworks. Potassium Perchlorate link to a Snohomish county <\/strong>report.\u00a0 [pg. 15)<\/li>\n
  3. Many of the compounds are quite toxic before ignition (for example perchlorate is an iodine mimic). Barium, copper and arsenic<\/strong> are pretty toxic too. Usually fireworks don\u2019t list what they contain, so you might expose yourself to toxic things without knowing it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Toxic Metals Provide the Color <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/strong>Roman candles and yes even those so-called “harmless” sparklers)… pose aserious environmental and health danger from heavy metals and other toxic firework fallout. So the next time you are about to set off or buy some cheap fireworks or even attend an outdoor fireworks display, ask yourself……. Is a few minutes of pyrotechnic entertainment really worth needlessly polluting the environment.\u201d
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    Toxic Element<\/strong><\/td>\nFireworks Usage<\/strong><\/td>\nToxic Effect of Fallout Dust & Fumes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Aluminum<\/td>\nbrilliant whites<\/td>\nContact dermatitis, bioaccumulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Antimony sulfide<\/strong><\/td>\nglitter effects<\/td>\nToxic smoke, possible carcinogen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Arsenic compounds<\/strong><\/td>\nUsed as colorants. Sadly still out there. [3]<\/a><\/td>\nToxic ash can cause lung cancer, skin irritation and wart formation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Barium Nitrate <\/strong><\/td>\nglittering greens\/ cheap and available<\/td>\nPoisonous. Fumes can irritate respiratory tract. Possible radioactive fallout. [4]<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Copper compounds<\/strong><\/td>\nblues<\/td>\nPolychlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans. [5]<\/a> Can bioaccumulate. Cancer risk.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)<\/strong> [5]<\/a><\/td>\nUse was supposed to be banned globally but is still used in fireworks. (link)<\/td>\nPersistent environmental toxin. Is a carcinogen, mutagen and a reproductive hazard [13]<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lead Dioxide \/ Nitrate \/ Chloride<\/strong><\/td>\noxidizer<\/td>\nBioaccumulation, developmental danger for kids & unborn babes, may remain airborne for days, poisonous to plants & animals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lithium compounds<\/td>\nblazing reds<\/td>\nToxic and irritating fumes when burned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mercury (Mercurous chloride)<\/td>\nchlorine donor<\/td>\nToxic heavy metal. Can bioaccumulate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nitric oxide<\/td>\nfireworks byproduct [6]<\/a><\/td>\nToxic by inhalation. Is a free radical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nitrogen dioxide<\/td>\nfireworks byproduct [6]<\/a><\/td>\nHighly toxic by inhalation. SIDS risk [8]<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ozone<\/td>\nfireworks byproduct [7]<\/a><\/td>\nGreenhouse gas that attacks & irritates lungs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Perchlorate –
    \nAmmonium & Potassium <\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n    		propellant \/ oxidizer<\/td>\nCan contaminate ground & surface waters, can cause thyroid problems in humans & animals<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Potassium Nitrate<\/td>\nin black powder<\/td>\nToxic dusts, carcinogenic sulfur-coal compounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Strontium compounds<\/td>\nblazing reds<\/td>\nCan replace calcium in body. Strontium chloride is slightly toxic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sulfur Dioxide<\/strong><\/td>\ngaseous byproduct of sulfur combustion<\/td>\nAcid rain from sulphuric acid affects water sources, vegetation & causes property damage. SIDS risk [8]<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n