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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Connecticut’s air quality will also see a massive improvement, as gas, oil and propane burned inside of buildings generates eight times more smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution than all of the state’s power plants combined.
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Tenaya Taylor, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
Pollutants from vehicle combustion, including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in sunlight to form ozone.
—Virginia Gewin, Vox, 30 May 2024
Similarly, there has been additional research into the health impacts of SO2 and nitrogen oxides emitted during the burning of fossil fuels, which produce particulate and ozone pollution.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
In reality, the engines were releasing 40 times the nitrogen oxide permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), BBC said.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 4 Mar. 2024
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Tenaya Taylor, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
Pollutants from vehicle combustion, including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in sunlight to form ozone.
—Virginia Gewin, Vox, 30 May 2024
Similarly, there has been additional research into the health impacts of SO2 and nitrogen oxides emitted during the burning of fossil fuels, which produce particulate and ozone pollution.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024
In reality, the engines were releasing 40 times the nitrogen oxide permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), BBC said.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Nitrogen oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrogen%20oxide. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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