Hello -
I'm going to be working on a campaign for this summer linking fireworks and water pollution. Does anyone know of any resources or studies of this topic, or what the preferred behavior change might be? Obviously, this is the very beginning of my research for this topic, so any suggestions will be helpful.
Thanks, all!
-Elena
Elena Cronin
Clark County Clean Water Program
United States
Fireworks and Water Pollution
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Elena, The chemical linkage to fireworks is Perchlorate. MassDEP agency was the first state regulatory agency in the US to set a drinking water standard 2 ppb (2 g/L)for this chemical. The background information leading to this standard may be the information you are looking at this MassDEP website: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/percinfo.htm#info under these headings:
Background Information
Final Standards
Sites, Sources & Monitoring Data
Concerning the local response to this standard, the town of Harwich on Cape Cod decided not to continue its annual fireworks dispay in response to rising concerns about contamination of the aquifer used for the town's water supply.
Good luck!
George Zoto, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
United States