nitrogen oxide
noun
: any of several oxides of nitrogen most of which are produced in combustion and are considered to be atmospheric pollutants: such as
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While fine particulate matter is made of charred bits flung directly into the atmosphere by wildfires, ozone forms after the fact, when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds interact with light.
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Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Those backup generators, often powered using combustion turbines, are associated with pollution in the form of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and some hazardous air pollutants, according to the EPA.
—Sofi Zeman
may 11, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Under rules adopted in 2023, only zero-nitrogen oxide water heaters would be sold starting in 2027, followed by air heaters in 2029 and larger commercial systems in 2031.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Ozone pollution, also called smog, is the presence of ground-level ozone that forms when chemicals like nitrogen oxides and volatile organics from electric utilities, car exhaust, gasoline vapors, industrial facilities and chemical solvents react to sunlight.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Those backup generators, often powered using combustion turbines, are associated with pollution in the form of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and some hazardous air pollutants, according to the EPA.
—Sofi Zeman
may 11, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Under rules adopted in 2023, only zero-nitrogen oxide water heaters would be sold starting in 2027, followed by air heaters in 2029 and larger commercial systems in 2031.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Ozone pollution, also called smog, is the presence of ground-level ozone that forms when chemicals like nitrogen oxides and volatile organics from electric utilities, car exhaust, gasoline vapors, industrial facilities and chemical solvents react to sunlight.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Nitrogen oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrogen%20oxide. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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