Communities of color suffer disproportionately higher pollution …
In the United States, premature death associated with exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution—a toxic gas emitted primarily by burning fossil fuels in cars, trucks and power plants—is ...Web
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
These reactions take place very quickly and are reversible, so the two gases are referred to together as nitrogen oxides (NOx). Short-term exposure to concentrations of NO2 can cause inflammation ...Web
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Nitrogen dioxide: Risk assessment, environmental, and health hazard
The nitrogen dioxide exposure study is aimed to determine the relative contribution of indoor and outdoor sources as well as the factor patterns related to daily activity and human exposure to NO 2 (Monn, 2001) have also been conducted. Hazard identification: Personal exposure measurements can be performed directly or indirectly.Web
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Assessing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels as a contributing factor to
Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is an ambient trace-gas result of both natural and anthropogenic processes.Long-term exposure to NO 2 may cause a wide spectrum of severe health problems such as hypertension, diabetes, heart and cardiovascular diseases and even death. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between long …Web
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Nitrogen dioxide
Existing short-term exposure guidelines: American Industrial Hygiene Association [AIHA 1964] Emergency Exposure Limits (EELs): 5-minute EEL: 35 ppm. 15-minute EEL: 25 ppm. ... The revised IDLH for nitrogen dioxide is 20 ppm based on acute inhalation toxicity data in humans [Patty 1963]. This may be a conservative value due to the lack of ...Web
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Nitrogen Oxides | Medical Management Guidelines | Toxic …
Inhalation Nitrogen oxides (NO 2, N 2 O 4, N 2 O 3 and N2O5) are irritating to the upper respiratory tract and lungs even at low concentrations. Only one or two breaths of a very …Web
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OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO OXIDES OF NITROGEN
Occupational exposure to nitrogen dioxide shall be controlled so that workers are not exposed to nitrogen dioxide at greater than a ceiling concentration of 1 ppm by volume (1.8 mg/cu m) as determined by a sampling time of 15 minutes. (b) Nitric Oxide (NO) Occupational exposure to nitric oxide shall be controlled so thatWeb
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8.7. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions | netl.doe.gov
Library. 8.7. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions. NOx refers to both nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ). The environmental effects of releasing too much NOx into the atmosphere are listed below. NOx is a main constituent in the formation of ground-level ozone which causes severe respiratory problems.Web
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Pollution | US EPA
Last updated on October 31, 2023. Information on setting and implementing the primary outdoor air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide.Web
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Short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and mortality: A systematic
Background: Ambient air pollution has been characterized as a leading cause of mortality worldwide and has been associated with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. There is increasing evidence that short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), is related to adverse health effects and mortality.. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of …Web
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Racial disparities in air pollution exposure
The results found that racial disparities in NO 2 exposure are widespread and growing, and, although the sources of pollution vary from one city to another, traffic emerged as a consistent and significant …Web
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When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced …
No such standards exist for indoor air, but as the EPA now acknowledges, nitrogen dioxide exposure indoors also is harmful. More than 27 million people in the U.S. have asthma, including about 4.5 ...Web
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NITROGEN DIOXIDE HAZARD SUMMARY
some time after exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide and can last for months or years: Cancer Hazard * Nitrogen Dioxide may cause mutations (genetic changes). * There is no evidence that Nitrogen Dioxide causes cancer in animals. This is based on test results presently available to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services from published ...Web
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When the natural gas industry used the playbook from Big Tobacco
The key question is whether nitrogen dioxide exposure related to gas stoves is large enough to lead to health concerns. While levels vary across homes, scientific research shows that the simple ...Web
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NITROGEN DIOXIDE | Occupational Safety and Health …
NIOSH: Criteria for a Recommended Standard - Occupational Exposure to Oxides of Nitrogen (Nitrogen Dioxide and Nitric Oxide). 1976. NIOSH: Occupational …Web
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Air quality and health
Exposure to nitrogen dioxide can irritate airways and aggravate respiratory diseases. NO 2 is an important ozone precursor, a pollutant closely linked to asthma and other respiratory conditions. Read more about nitrogen dioxide here and here. Ozone Ground-level ozone (O 3) is a major component of smog.Web
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NAAQS Table | US EPA
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2) primary: 1 hour: 100 ppb: 98th percentile of 1-hour daily maximum concentrations, averaged over 3 years: primary and secondary: 1 year: 53 ppb : Annual Mean: Ozone (O 3) primary and secondary: 8 hours: 0.070 ppm Annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour concentration, averaged over 3 years: Particle Pollution …Web
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ATSDR Nitrogen Oxides ToxFAQs
exceed 0.053 parts of nitrogen dioxide per million parts of air (0.053 ppm). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a limit of 25 ppm of nitric oxide in workplace air during an 8-hour workday, 40-hour work week. OSHA has also set a 15-minute exposure limit of 5 ppm for nitrogen dioxide in workplace air.Web
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Basic Information about NO2 | US EPA
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NOx). Other nitrogen oxides include nitrous …
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Nitrogen Dioxide | American Lung Association
Nitrogen dioxide causes a range of harmful effects on the lungs, including: Increased inflammation of the airways; Worsened cough and wheezing; Reduced …Web
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Gas Stove Emissions Are a Public Health Concern: Exposure to …
Download a PDF version. Abstract "Natural" gas stoves generate a number of harmful air pollutants, with nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) most consistently identified in the scientific literature.Multiple high-quality scientific studies have shown that NO 2 concentrations are higher in homes that use gas stoves and that cooking with gas stoves …Web
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Indoor Air Quality and Ice Arenas | US EPA
How Does Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure Affect Your Health? Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is a toxic gas. NO 2 is a highly reactive oxidant and corrosive. NO 2 acts mainly as an irritant affecting the eyes, nose, throat, and respiratory tract. It may also cause shortness of breath. Low level exposure may cause increased bronchial reactivity in …Web
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Burning or watery eyes due to pollution? How to protect eyes …
Exposure to environmental pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and dust particles are making people prone to red, watery eyes and various eye allergies. It is important to support ...Web
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Human Health Effects of Exposure to Nitrate, Nitrite, and Nitrogen Dioxide
Abstract. Human exposure to nitrogen (N) pollution via nitrate in food and water and nitrogen oxides in the ambient air is reviewed. Increased risks of myocardial infarction, respiratory problems, and asthma have been linked to higher exposures to nitrogen oxides in ambient air. Excess nitrate/nitrite exposure in food and water may be …Web
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Nitrogen Dioxide Toxicity
Employees with occupations that expose them to nitrogen oxides are most commonly at risk for toxicity. They may be unaware of …Web
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Nitrogen dioxide
It has been predicted that 50% lethality would occur following exposure to 174 ppm for 1 hour [Book 1982]. Revised IDLH: 20 ppm Basis for revised IDLH: The revised IDLH for …Web
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Nitrogen Dioxide Toxicity
Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is a reddish-brown gas that has a sharp, harsh odor at higher concentrations but may be clear and odorless at lower, but still harmful, concentrations.NO 2 is one of several pollutants formed as a byproduct of burning fuel or combustion. Common sources include cars, trucks, buses, power plants, and diesel-powered heavy engines, …Web
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Effects of personal nitrogen dioxide exposure on airway inflammation
Background: Few epidemiological studies have evaluated the respiratory effects of personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), a major traffic-related air pollutant.The biological pathway for these effects remains unknown. Objectives: To evaluate the short-term effects of personal NO 2 exposure on lung function, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and …Web
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Nitrogen dioxide and mortality: review and meta-analysis of long …
Exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been linked to increased mortality in several epidemiological studies but the question remains of whether NO2 is directly responsible for the health effects or is only an indicator of other pollutants, including particulate matter. The aim of the present review was to provide pooled estimates of the …Web
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Long-term trends in urban NO
We searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases for studies published in English from the database inception until March 11, 2021, using the search terms ("NO 2 " OR "nitrogen dioxide") AND "asthma" AND …Web
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