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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Maricopa County county regulates facilities that have the potential to emit chemicals such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and more, according to Ari Halpert, communications department officer with the Maricopa County Air Quality Department.
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Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
Fossil-fuel burning trucks spew alarming amounts of greenhouse gases, dangerous nitrogen oxides, lung-clogging particulate matter and a toxic stew of other pollutants.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Tampering with or removing emissions controls can drastically increase the release of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and non-methane hydrocarbons found in vehicle exhaust, causing potentially serious health risks.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
These facilities have attracted thousands of heavy-duty trucks that release smog-forming nitrogen oxides and carcinogenic diesel exhaust.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Greater fuel efficiency also reduces other combustion emissions, including nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The new limits target nitrogen oxide pollution, a major component of ground-level ozone, or smog, that has been found to worsen asthma, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Cars and trucks are significant contributors to the state’s ozone pollution, releasing tons of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides annually.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
About 2,000 school buses are on the roads in Connecticut’s big cities and poor towns spewing nitrogen oxides and other toxic emissions would be eliminated if those fleets were replaced with electric buses, DEEP said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
Fossil-fuel burning trucks spew alarming amounts of greenhouse gases, dangerous nitrogen oxides, lung-clogging particulate matter and a toxic stew of other pollutants.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Tampering with or removing emissions controls can drastically increase the release of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and non-methane hydrocarbons found in vehicle exhaust, causing potentially serious health risks.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
These facilities have attracted thousands of heavy-duty trucks that release smog-forming nitrogen oxides and carcinogenic diesel exhaust.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Greater fuel efficiency also reduces other combustion emissions, including nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The new limits target nitrogen oxide pollution, a major component of ground-level ozone, or smog, that has been found to worsen asthma, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Cars and trucks are significant contributors to the state’s ozone pollution, releasing tons of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides annually.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
About 2,000 school buses are on the roads in Connecticut’s big cities and poor towns spewing nitrogen oxides and other toxic emissions would be eliminated if those fleets were replaced with electric buses, DEEP said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
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