nitrogen oxide
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: 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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Ammonia pollution exceeds nitrogen One component of wet nitrogen — nitrogen oxides — has been reduced since the project began nearly 20 years ago.
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Studies have shown a long and drawn-out reduction in eggshell thickness in blackbirds, song thrushes and mistle thrushes, for instance, all linked to acidification of their lowland environments, mostly through pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
According to the draft air permit, St. Charles Clean Fuels anticipates the plant will release nearly 67 tons of nitrogen oxides that are hazardous to public health and 59 tons of ammonia every year.
—Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
New electrification rules for a four-county area, when fully implemented, will slash nitrogen oxide pollution by 5.6 tons per day – comparable to cutting half of all smog emissions from the region’s cars.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Studies have shown a long and drawn-out reduction in eggshell thickness in blackbirds, song thrushes and mistle thrushes, for instance, all linked to acidification of their lowland environments, mostly through pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
According to the draft air permit, St. Charles Clean Fuels anticipates the plant will release nearly 67 tons of nitrogen oxides that are hazardous to public health and 59 tons of ammonia every year.
—Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
New electrification rules for a four-county area, when fully implemented, will slash nitrogen oxide pollution by 5.6 tons per day – comparable to cutting half of all smog emissions from the region’s cars.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Nitrogen oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrogen%20oxide. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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