Hey so did you know that Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents, and stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germany, and was patented in 1867. It rapidly gained wide-scale use as a more robust alternative to the traditional black powder explosives
Nitroglycerin contaminates soil and groundwater. It’s especially harmful to aquatic life causing eutrophication.
Used incorrectly it can destroy unintended areas, the dust and rocks produced can cover and damage plants and water.
Use of dynamite produces carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas.