nitrogen dioxide
noun
: a toxic reddish brown gas NO2 that is a strong oxidizing agent, is produced by combustion (as of fossil fuels), and is an atmospheric pollutant (as in smog)
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Kirui’s team at the IFPRI has recorded a decrease in both nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration and nightlight intensity in Khartoum.
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Helena Skinner, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
The station, made up of wireless sensors, will quantify on an hourly basis levels of various compounds in the air that contribute to poor air quality, such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
The biggest concern for human health is nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2023
No such standards exist for indoor air, but as the EPA now acknowledges, nitrogen dioxide exposure indoors is also harmful.
—The Conversation, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
The blue flames also emit harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxides, as well as planet-warming gases.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 30 May 2023
The key question is whether nitrogen dioxide exposure related to gas stoves is large enough to lead to health concerns.
—The Conversation, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
The Air Quality Index measures five major pollutants: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (which includes small particulate matter, or PM2.5, that is of particular concern with wildfire smoke), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
—NBC News, 8 June 2023
Previous studies have concluded that gas stoves produce nitrogen dioxide, a lung irritant linked to asthma and a precursor to smog.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
Helena Skinner, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
The station, made up of wireless sensors, will quantify on an hourly basis levels of various compounds in the air that contribute to poor air quality, such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
The biggest concern for human health is nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2023
No such standards exist for indoor air, but as the EPA now acknowledges, nitrogen dioxide exposure indoors is also harmful.
—The Conversation, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
The blue flames also emit harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxides, as well as planet-warming gases.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 30 May 2023
The key question is whether nitrogen dioxide exposure related to gas stoves is large enough to lead to health concerns.
—The Conversation, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
The Air Quality Index measures five major pollutants: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (which includes small particulate matter, or PM2.5, that is of particular concern with wildfire smoke), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide.
—NBC News, 8 June 2023
Previous studies have concluded that gas stoves produce nitrogen dioxide, a lung irritant linked to asthma and a precursor to smog.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
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