Four Environmental Issues
Fireworks may seem harmless. They may seem like they are just entertainment and fun. Although it may seem like this, fireworks can harm the environment in may different ways. Some of these ways include:
Fireworks release toxins into the air after the explosions. These toxins mix into the vapors. These vapors with the toxins in them flow around the air. Eventually, trees inhale this air. Then, trees exhale air that we inhale. This harms the environment on a large scale, considering the amount of fireworks that are used every year. This harms plant life, trees and essentially they harm the environment. This is because of the exchange of air between humans and trees because toxic chemicals mix with oxygen. This can put humans in danger. On the other hand, trees also are harmed. The toxic chemicals from the fireworks mix with the carbon dioxide in the air, which then trees inhale. This can corrupt the life of the plant and the environment.
Fireworks are burnt in order to project into the air. This causes ash to fall onto the ground. Other litter such as plastic and paper can also fall on the ground during a fireworks show. Due to the distraction of the fireworks, this litter is usually unnoticed. In the water cycle, run-off is when water slides on hills and slopes back into lakes, rivers, etc. When this occurs, the run-off can interfere with this litter. All of the litter and unnatural toxic chemicals are left on the ground. However, on some cases, run-off brings this litter and unnecessary items and then become washed into the sea. This can harm marine animals, plants and more. This occasion, on a massive scale, can interrupt the food chain completely. For example, if a whale's primary source of food becomes extinct due to the litter caused by fireworks, the whales will run out of food. Then, whales become extinct. This continues on to the point where all life on Earth (microscopic bacteria may be an exception) is extinct. The main chemicals that can harm these sea animals are charcoal and potassium nitride.
As well as toxic chemicals from fireworks being washed into the sea, fireworks can unleash several toxins onto the ground and into the soil. If the litter is not carried off into the sea, they remain on the ground and rot in the soil. This is potentially endangering plant life around it. Not only just the plant life, animals walk on the soil, eat grass that grows on the soil, and in some cases can eat plastics and paper that are left behind. This can damage animals and/or even humans, which also, on a massive scale, can interrupt a food chain. Take the smallest thing on the food chain, for example. If that species becomes extinct, the next animal becomes extinct because they run out of their primary food source. Then, the next animal becomes extinct, then the next, then the next, until eventually, humans become extinct. This is only on a large scale, however. Fireworks can also corrupt land and infects it with whatever harmful chemicals that are used in fireworks, particularly charcoal.
Yes, fireworks produce loud explosions and pretty colours to humans. However, imagine yourself as a nearby animal. Fireworks to them is like World War II to us. They run away and try and find somewhere to hide. Their ears almost bursting due to the loud sounds. Their eyes blinded due to the bright light. This causes distortion due to the radiating light and sound involved in fireworks. The light that the explosion produces can essentially blind an animal. It can interrupt sleep, vision, etc. Nocturnal animals are affected by the lights, while normal animals are affected because of the sound. The loud explosions can interrupt an animal's sleep, and essentially it can affect the animal's health due to the minimal sleep they receive.
- Toxic Chemicals
Fireworks release toxins into the air after the explosions. These toxins mix into the vapors. These vapors with the toxins in them flow around the air. Eventually, trees inhale this air. Then, trees exhale air that we inhale. This harms the environment on a large scale, considering the amount of fireworks that are used every year. This harms plant life, trees and essentially they harm the environment. This is because of the exchange of air between humans and trees because toxic chemicals mix with oxygen. This can put humans in danger. On the other hand, trees also are harmed. The toxic chemicals from the fireworks mix with the carbon dioxide in the air, which then trees inhale. This can corrupt the life of the plant and the environment.
- Litter and Marine Life
Fireworks are burnt in order to project into the air. This causes ash to fall onto the ground. Other litter such as plastic and paper can also fall on the ground during a fireworks show. Due to the distraction of the fireworks, this litter is usually unnoticed. In the water cycle, run-off is when water slides on hills and slopes back into lakes, rivers, etc. When this occurs, the run-off can interfere with this litter. All of the litter and unnatural toxic chemicals are left on the ground. However, on some cases, run-off brings this litter and unnecessary items and then become washed into the sea. This can harm marine animals, plants and more. This occasion, on a massive scale, can interrupt the food chain completely. For example, if a whale's primary source of food becomes extinct due to the litter caused by fireworks, the whales will run out of food. Then, whales become extinct. This continues on to the point where all life on Earth (microscopic bacteria may be an exception) is extinct. The main chemicals that can harm these sea animals are charcoal and potassium nitride.
- Soil
As well as toxic chemicals from fireworks being washed into the sea, fireworks can unleash several toxins onto the ground and into the soil. If the litter is not carried off into the sea, they remain on the ground and rot in the soil. This is potentially endangering plant life around it. Not only just the plant life, animals walk on the soil, eat grass that grows on the soil, and in some cases can eat plastics and paper that are left behind. This can damage animals and/or even humans, which also, on a massive scale, can interrupt a food chain. Take the smallest thing on the food chain, for example. If that species becomes extinct, the next animal becomes extinct because they run out of their primary food source. Then, the next animal becomes extinct, then the next, then the next, until eventually, humans become extinct. This is only on a large scale, however. Fireworks can also corrupt land and infects it with whatever harmful chemicals that are used in fireworks, particularly charcoal.
- Light and Sound
Yes, fireworks produce loud explosions and pretty colours to humans. However, imagine yourself as a nearby animal. Fireworks to them is like World War II to us. They run away and try and find somewhere to hide. Their ears almost bursting due to the loud sounds. Their eyes blinded due to the bright light. This causes distortion due to the radiating light and sound involved in fireworks. The light that the explosion produces can essentially blind an animal. It can interrupt sleep, vision, etc. Nocturnal animals are affected by the lights, while normal animals are affected because of the sound. The loud explosions can interrupt an animal's sleep, and essentially it can affect the animal's health due to the minimal sleep they receive.