What effect do fireworks have on the environment?

As I sat watching the incredible fireworks by the Mississippi River last night I couldn't help but notice all the smoke...so does this have some big nasty effect on the ozone layer or make the air of a poorer quality on any significant scale? It seems hard to beleive it wouldn't have some effect.

Answer:
Are you kidding me?

This is like having a glass of wine once a year (the height of moderation), which is not going debilitateyou. A yearly fireworks display isn't going to hurt anything, even if you believe in that stuff.
They cause many fires that pass as `unknown`. Hardly surprising when fools fire rockets over houses and crops during heatwaves !
You know, I was seriously waiting for this question to appear. The solution, let's just ban anything and everything that is remotely enjoyable altogether in the name of the planet. You'll save the planet but we'll die of boredom in the process.

As far as I'm concerned, when compared with whats put out worldwide in a daily basis, I could care less about the small amount of smoke that comes from fireworks displays for a few days out of the year.

Here's a "Green" idea for those concerned about this. In the future, on the 4th of July, you guys can just sit around, tossing a jar of lightning bugs in the air while singing Kum Ba Yah!

The other 98% precent of the country will enjoy the real fireworks displays as they were intended to be viewed.

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