Murrells Inlet: Group finds data lacking on fireworks pollution

By Charles Swenson 
Coastal Observer 

There is little data about the effect of fireworks on the salt marsh, but to get it from Murrells Inlet, where weekly shows began this summer, will require at least three years of monitoring. That means another three more summers of Monday Night Lights launched from the Marsh Walk as a promotion for six area restaurants. 

The Murrells Inlet 2020 revitalization group started looking at the environmental impact of fireworks after the Marsh Walk restaurants began the series last month. The group is also at work on a watershed management plan with the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments to help maintain the water quality in the estuary for shellfish harvesting. 

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