Chemical compounds called perchlorates provide the propellant and explosive qualities in most fireworks produced today. As well as providing the whoosh and boom in fireworks perchlorates contaminate groundwater and interfere with the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland regulates the metabolism in adults and helps control growth in children. Thanks to the work of a Los Alamos based DMD Systems, LLC there is a new option in fireworks, with greatly reduced perchlorates.
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Building a Better Firework
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Submitted by TimJFowler on Thu, 2008-07-03 21:30. | Tags: health | fireworks | fourth of july | groundwater | perchlorate | pollution
Video: Senate Panel Probes Yucca Mntn. As Nuclear Waste Site
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The Committee holds an oversight hearing on the planned Yucca Mountain site as a repository for U.S. spent nuclear fuel.
Submitted by EPTV on Mon, 2007-11-05 16:44. | Tags: politics | atomic | Boxer | contamination | energy | environment | groundwater | nuclear | radiation | Senate | spent fuel | video | waste | yucca
