nitrogen dioxide in English

noun
1
a reddish-brown poisonous gas used in the manufacture of nitric acid. It is also an air pollutant, a constituent of untreated automobile exhaust.
Levels of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide remained at a normally low level.

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1. Dual-fuel engine reduces nitrogen dioxide and soot emissions

2. However, the presence of nitrogen dioxide and moisture creates an aggressive atmosphere

3. Known sources of nitrogen dioxide gas poisoning include automobile exhaust and power stations.

4. The analysis shows that ozone absorption overlying the nitrogen dioxide absorption bands cannot be ignored.

5. Nitrogen dioxide levels in some parts of London regularly reach 2-3 times the recommended limit.

6. The subject of Dr. Helleday's doctoral thesis was nitrogen dioxide effects on cell activity in human airways.

7. “gaseous pollutants” means carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen expressed in terms of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) equivalence.

8. Method for actuating an accumulator catalyst for nitrogen dioxide on an internal combustion engine for a vehicle, in particular a car

9. Its 1st Seoul Metropolitan Air Quality Improvement Plan (2005–2014) focused on improving the concentrations of PM10 and nitrogen dioxide by reducing emissions.

10. The standards also based on the concentration of nitrogen dioxide that show a significant and profound effects on the function of the pulmonary of asthmatic patients.

11. The present invention provides a nitrogen oxide gas sensor which can adjust sensing temperature without deteriorating the sensing accuracy when simultaneously measuring nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide.

12. In a process for producing polycarboxylic acids or their salts from polysaccharides by oxidation with nitrogen dioxide/dinitrogen tetroxide with the conversion of at least a part of the primary alcohol groups of the polysaccharides into carboxyl groups and where appropriate the at least partial neutralisation of the carboxylic acid groups produced, the reaction time required is to be shortened and the necessary quantity of nitrogen dioxide reduced.

13. A typical example of a Bimolecular process is the reaction between nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide: Here an O atom is transferred from NO 2 to CO when the two molecules collide.

14. In Yokkaichi, a port in Mie Prefecture, air pollution caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions led to a rapid increase in the number of people suffering from asthma and bronchitis.

15. Nitrogen dioxide is an irritant of the mucous membrane linked with another air pollutant that causes pulmonary diseases such as OLD, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sometimes acute exacerbation of COPD and in fatal cases, deaths.

16. ‘The samples were Assayed for CHH by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.’ ‘Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide were chemically Assayed as nitrite from sorbent tubes by using spectrophotometry.’ ‘The supernatant was Assayed for the determination of glycerol as just described for triglycerides.’

17. The number is deemed insufficient to attain the Kyoto target of reducing CO2 emissions — as laid down in national and regional legislation — and to lessen the environmental impact of other hazardous airborne substances by reducing the level of the following pollutants in the region: (a) nitrogen dioxide; (b) fine particulates; (c) benzene.

18. In zones and agglomerations where the levels of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, PM10, PM2,5, lead, benzene and carbon monoxide in ambient air are below the respective limit values specified in Annexes XI and XIV, Member States shall maintain the levels of those pollutants below the limit values and shall endeavour to preserve the best ambient air quality, compatible with sustainable development.

19. An aseptic and odorless nitric oxide generator according to the present invention removes harmful materials such as ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and the like, which are generated during discharge from a high-voltage discharge unit, by contacting the same with respective catalysts at a catalytic reaction unit, reduces noise, which is generated in a discharging process, by using a sound-absorbing material provided inside a vent pipe, and receives measured data from respective sensors provided inside the vent pipe so as to allow a control unit to execute and automatically operate a feedback control, thereby supplying and circulating indoors the air containing aseptic and odorless high-quality nitric oxide, and thus is very appropriate for the nitric oxide absorption of a person residing indoors through the mouth, the skin and a breathing process.