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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Gary Fuller

How particle pollution from fireworks harms UK air and rivers

Exploding fireworks
Many of the metals used to create fireworks are carefully controlled when produced by industrial plants or waste incinerators. Photograph: David Tramontan/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

The colours, bangs and excitement of fireworks thrill many of us but what looks pretty comes with a pollution penalty, harming air and rivers.

A network of three UK university research observatories have revealed the complexity of the unique air pollution that fireworks create.

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