By Admin 
Excessive use of firecrackers during Diwali has a serious impact on the environment. Loud firecrackers not only cause pollution but can also prove dangerous for heart patients and birds. That is why many state governments impose strict restrictions on firecrackers. This time the Delhi government has given permission to burn green crackers.
Sulfur, oxidizer, stabilizer, reducing agent and many types of colors are added to firecrackers. These include chemicals like antimony sulphide, barium nitrate, lithium, copper, aluminum and strontium, which release poisonous gases when burnt. Due to these gases, the air quality index falls rapidly and the sky becomes black during Diwali. Especially in the winter season, when there is fog, pollution increases even more.
Green crackers safe for environment
Green crackers are considered safe for the environment and eco-friendly. In the manufacturing of these firecrackers, those harmful chemicals which are present in normal firecrackers, like aluminium, barium, potassium nitrate and carbon are not included. Instead of these, less harmful elements are used, which reduces pollution to a great extent. Green firecrackers are small in size and light in sound, hence they do not cause noise pollution. Although they are a little more expensive than normal firecrackers, they are considered a better and responsible option from the environmental point of view.
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