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According to the researchers, these chemical changes could interfere with microbial communities and aquatic ecosystems, particularly if large amounts of firecracker litter are repeatedly washed into rivers and lakes after festivals or celebrations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026

On Sunday, a blast at a firecracker factory in neighbouring Tamil Nadu state left at least 25 dead.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

She was a small-framed, firecracker of a woman, and no matter who is telling us about her, the fact that she outlived three husbands is always included.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025

If someone had batted an eye, it would have sounded like a firecracker had gone off.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Then he goes outside after midnight — as firecrackers are going off and rain is drizzling — to jump rope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026

Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Voices drift over from the neighboring yard, punctuated every now and then by the report of firecrackers going off in different parts of the city in honor of Independence Day.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez