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unusual facts about nitrogen dioxide



Environmental issues in the Niger Delta

Gas flares have potentially harmful effects on the health and livelihood of the communities in their vicinity, as they release a variety of poisonous chemicals including nitrogen dioxides, sulphur dioxide, volatile organic compounds like benzene, toluene, xylene and hydrogen sulfide, as well as carcinogens like benzapyrene and dioxins.

Grove cell

By the time of the American Civil War, as telegraph traffic increased, the Grove cell's tendency to discharge poisonous nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fumes proved increasingly hazardous to health, and as telegraphs became more complex, the need for constant voltage became critical.

Nitryl fluoride

Henri Moissan and Lebeau recorded the preparation of nitryl fluoride in 1905 by the fluorination of nitrogen dioxide.


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