Sky of Ranchi city in India was covered with toxic fumes due to burning of firecrackers.
Air pollution likely to increase by 30 to 35%. By Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi Toxic fumes due to burning of firecrackers. Such firecrackers generate more smokes. Diwali was celebrated in Ranchi city of Jharkhand State in India with fun on Sunday. Firecrackers were used to celebrate this festival. Ranchi sky was covered with smokes due to burning of fire crackers. These smokes may contain toxic and heavy metals which can affect human health. Firecrackers contain elements like copper, cadmium, sulphur, aluminium, barium and various other such elements that help in releasing vibrant colours after it is ignited, causing a host of health problems. Once a cracker is burnt, it releases toxic chemicals that remain suspended for a long time causing serious health aliments. As diwali is festival of lights, people consider it as festival of Firecrackers. Firecrackers come in different varieties from the delightfully visual ones to the ear deafening noisy ones. Our tradition use firecrackers...