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Mumbai: Most green crackers have deadly chemicals, finds test

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Updated on: 08 November,2023 07:01 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Dipti Singh | dipti.singh@mid-day.com

Crackers that were tested also contained other chemicals listed as hazardous in Schedule-I, the ‘List of Hazardous and Toxic Chemicals’ under ‘Manufacture, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989’

Mumbai: Most green crackers have deadly chemicals, finds test

Barium is a hazardous substance banned by the SC. Representation pic

Key Highlights

  1. NGO Awaaz Foundation conducted chemical tests on firecrackers available in local markets
  2. The results revealed that many of the ‘green crackers’ contained banned chemicals
  3. Out of the 22 types of firecrackers tested, 14 were found to contain barium oxide (BaO)

NGO Awaaz Foundation conducted chemical tests on firecrackers available in local markets on November 3. The results revealed that many of the so-called ‘green crackers’ contained banned chemical contents. Out of the 22 types of firecrackers tested, 14 were found to contain barium oxide (BaO), a hazardous substance banned by the Supreme Court in 2018. Most of the tested crackers also contained other chemicals listed as hazardous in Schedule-I, the ‘List of Hazardous and Toxic Chemicals’ under the ‘Manufacture, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules 1989’ under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.

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