Nitrogen Oxides
Five oxides of nitrogen are known: N2O, NO, N2O3, NO2, and N2O5. Environmental scientists usually refer to only two of these, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide, when they use the term ...
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Raprenox (Nitrogen Scrubbing)
A recently-developed technique for removing nitrogen oxides from waste gases makes use of a common, nontoxic organic compound known as cyanuric acid, C3H3N3O3. When heate...
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Nox (Nitrogen Oxides)
NOx is a common term for the more reactive nitrogen oxides and includes nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), but excludes, for example, nitrous oxide (N2O). NO2 is a red...
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(EDS: ADDING INFO REVEALED AT NEWS CONFERENCES, CHANGING DATELINE)
Oji Paper Co., Japan's largest paper maker, admitted Friday that
its Fuji plant in Shizuoka Prefecture emitted more nitrogen...
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The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plans to demand that
Nippon Paper Industries Co. examine whether its power generation
facilities pass clean-air standards set by the Electricity
Ente...
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U.S., Japan agree to cooperate on Chinese food safety issue
TOKYO - Japan and the United States have agreed to cooperate to
deal with China's food safety problems, with the U.S. ...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:
'TRANSBORDER SMOG' FROM CHINA PROBLEMATIC (The Daily Yomiuri as
translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun)
In recent months, photochemical ...
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will install this fall a solar
power generation system on the rooftop of its Tsutsumi plant in Aichi
Prefecture that assembles Prius hybrid cars to produce e...
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Beijing (dpa) - Traffic control measures tested for use during
next year's Olympics cut emissions of major air pollutants in Beijing
by up to 20 per cent, state media said o...
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DaVinci Advisors' hostile bid for TOC ends in failure
TOKYO - K.K. DaVinci Advisors said Tuesday its tender offer
aimed at taking a stake of more than 45 percent in TOC Co., a To...
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Switching from gasoline to ethanol _ touted as a green alternative at the pump _ may create dirtier air, causing slightly more smog-related deaths, a new study says.Nearly 200 more people would die...
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