• The National Emission reduction Commitments Directive sets national emission reduction commitments for Member States and the EU for five important air pollutants: nitrogen oxides (NO x ), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), ammonia (NH 3 ) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ). (europa.eu)
  • Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP), a mixture of gasses and particles, has most of the elements of human-made air pollution: ground-level ozone, various forms of carbon, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and fine particulate matter. (nih.gov)
  • Gas turbine engines emit air contaminants including oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, oxides of sulfur, particulate matter and toxic air contaminants. (sdapcd.org)
  • Cement production emits environmental pollutants, mainly in the form of atmospheric emissions such as particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides, and sulfur compounds, which are subject to national legislation and local regulations. (cemex.cz)
  • Major emissions, particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NO x ), and sulfur compounds (SO x ), are released as part of the cement productions process. (cemex.cz)
  • There was a 13.1 per cent decrease in emissions of fine particulate matter due to lower heating requirements in 2019, while emissions of sulphur dioxide continued on a downward trend. (epa.ie)
  • Ireland is compliant for 2019 with the emissions ceilings under the NEC Directive for nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds and sulphur dioxide, whilst a ceiling for fine particulate matter doesn't come into force until 2020. (epa.ie)
  • Emissions of Sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, ammonia and nitrogen oxides are projected to be compliant with more challenging EU emission ceilings that will apply for 2030, provided planned measures are fully implemented. (epa.ie)
  • Ireland has seen big reductions in the emissions of many air pollutants over the last thirty years, including a 94 per cent fall in Sulphur dioxide emissions and an over 60 per cent drop in fine particulate matter emissions. (epa.ie)
  • This can include nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrous oxide (N 2 O), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and particulate matter (PM), as well as the greenhouse gasses carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ), which accelerate global warming. (newequipment.com)
  • So much so that on a life-cycle basis, ethanol is the larger source of five different air pollutants: primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen oxides (NOx), amonia (NH3), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and sulfur oxides (SOx). (norcalblogs.com)
  • Other contaminants include carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less, according to TCEQ. (texasenvironment.org)
  • Instead, when condensed, they undergo dimerization and oligomerization, usually yielding sulfur dioxide and elemental sulfur. (wikipedia.org)
  • Disulfur dioxide (S2O2) is a dimer of sulfur monoxide. (wikipedia.org)
  • Disulfur monoxide (S2O) is an analogue of sulfur dioxide. (wikipedia.org)
  • Emissions are indicated as sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). (ymparisto.fi)
  • Noxious gases , which include carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and sulfur oxides (SOx), are components of motor vehicle emissions and byproducts of industrial processes. (nih.gov)
  • The Breath has undergone extensive testing at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, which demonstrated the fabric's ability to absorb up to 97 percent of volatile organic compounds, 92 percent of sulfur dioxide and 86 percent of nitrogen oxides. (inhabitat.com)
  • This regulates pollutant emissions (including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx)) from the combustion of fuels in plants used to heat large buildings (offices, hotels, hospitals, prisons) and industrial processes, as well as for power generation. (parliament.uk)
  • Ireland is compliant for 2019 with the emissions ceilings under the NEC Directive for nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds and sulphur dioxide. (epa.ie)
  • Such drones undertake real-time detection of air pollutants including carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 every two seconds at varying altitudes and turn out a set of data every 30 seconds, with data transferred to ground monitoring computers via wireless communication for analysis of hot spots of air pollution. (digitimes.com)
  • Over a period of about two weeks, data we compiled from the Texas' Air Emission Event Report Database indicates these sites released 2,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and other pollutants. (theconversation.com)
  • q The gas portion of diesel exhaust is mostly carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur oxides, and hydrocarbons, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). (cancer.org)
  • Rush hour traffic forces vehicles to sit idly in traffic, where they emit pollutants like nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which react under sunlight to form a thick layer of smog that hovers over the city and silently shortens the life span of the city's people. (coatingsworld.com)
  • It has been proven to break down air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and convert them into harmless substances through a process called photocatalysis, a natural reaction occurring in presence of light, water and oxygen (Figure 1). (coatingsworld.com)
  • The researchers also calculated emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, ammonia, nonmethane volatile organic compounds, and carbon monoxide for the years of interest. (medscape.com)
  • The biggest reductions have been in emissions of sulfur oxides from the industrial and energy sectors, and in heavy metals emissions from the industrial sector. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Acidifying atmospheric deposition is caused by emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides and ammonia. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Sulfur emissions have been decreasing in Finland since the early 1980s. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO X ) come from combustion at high temperatures. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Minor emissions -including dioxins and furans, volatile organic compounds, and other heavy metals- are released in very small or negligible quantities. (cemex.cz)
  • Emissions of nitrogen oxides - primarily from transport and diesel fuelled vehicles in particular - decreased by 9.2 per cent in 2019 as vehicle NO x abatement technologies continue to improve. (epa.ie)
  • Emissions of non-methane volatile organic compounds also decreased slightly (1.1 per cent) in 2019. (epa.ie)
  • Further measures are required to reduce Non- Methane Volatile Organic Compounds emissions to meet the 2030 ceiling for this pollutant. (epa.ie)
  • A large group of bacteria including those which oxidize ammonia or nitrite, metabolize sulfur and sulfur compounds, or deposit iron and/or manganese oxides. (bvsalud.org)
  • There are also low levels of dioxins and furans, volatile organic compounds, and other heavy metals. (cemex.cz)
  • From the industrial perspective, manufacturing units and other industrial plants emit huge amounts of organic compounds such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and chemicals into the air. (arizton.com)
  • Hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds make up about half of the offensive odorants from swine manure. (phys.org)
  • He and coworkers established that oral malodor (bad breath) is associated with the presence of volatile sulfur compounds, primarily hydrogen sulfide and methylmercaptan. (medscape.com)
  • The state collects data on so-called hazardous air pollutants that cause harm to people exposed to them, such as benzene, as well as substances called criteria pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides that contribute to the formation of ozone. (theconversation.com)
  • BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atherosclerosis is associated with a reduction in the bioavailability and/or bioactivity of endogenous nitric oxide (NO). Dietary nitrate has been proposed as an alternate source when endogenous NO production is reduced. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, nitrogen oxides contribute to the formation of ozone. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Bacterial activity in manure pits also generates methane and nitrous oxide, which are both greenhouse gases. (phys.org)
  • Now available in North America from Italcementi Group subsidiary Essroc Û after a decade of development and testing in Europe Û TX Active is a patented (white or gray) portland cement whose photocatalytic properties enable the product to use energy from ultraviolet rays to oxidize organic and inorganic compounds, removing them from the atmosphere and allowing rain to flush them from exterior surfaces. (concreteproducts.com)
  • Interest in the lower sulfur oxides has increased because of the need to understand terrestrial atmospheric sulfur pollution and the finding that the extraterrestrial atmospheres of Io, one of Jupiter's moons, and Venus contain significant amounts of sulfur oxides. (wikipedia.org)
  • In CLOU, the fuel reacts with gaseous O 2 released by a metal oxide, called the oxygen carrier, at suitable temperatures and oxygen partial pressures, unlike the CLC, where only the lattice oxygen reacts with the fuel. (aiche.org)
  • Blood-borne causes often are consequences of metabolic processes that emit odorous volatile sulfur compounds, which are taken by the bloodstream, transported to the lungs, and emitted during exhalation. (medscape.com)
  • Elemental cobalt is a hard, silvery grey metal which is found in the environment combined with other elements, e.g., with oxygen (cobalt oxide), sulfur (cobalt sulfate) or arsenic (cobalt arsenide). (nih.gov)
  • Arsenic and arsenic compounds as a contaminant of drinking-water adult offspring in C3H/HeNCr mice together with various metals, spe- (IARC, 2004 ). (who.int)
  • 2012) . In adult strain A/J mice, oral cluded that either moiety alone or er, non-arsenic-based compounds sodium arsenate increased the size some combination of both could be (IARC, 2004, 2012 ). (who.int)
  • maternal consumption of sodium of which is an arsenic compound of Multiple studies in humans have arsenite in drinking-water during concern. (who.int)
  • They are significant intermediates in the combustion of elemental sulfur. (wikipedia.org)
  • Current emission sources of sulfur oxides (SO X ) include the combustion of coal, oil, and other sulfur-containing fuels as well as the production of metal. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Zinc compounds that may be found at hazardous waste sites are zinc chloride, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, and zinc sulfide. (cdc.gov)
  • Zinc compounds are widely used in industry. (cdc.gov)
  • Zinc sulfide and zinc oxide are used to make white paints, ceramics, and other products. (cdc.gov)
  • Zinc oxide is also used in producing rubber. (cdc.gov)
  • Zinc compounds, such as zinc acetate, zinc chloride, and zinc sulfate, are used in preserving wood and in manufacturing and dyeing fabrics. (cdc.gov)
  • Zinc compounds are used by the drug industry as ingredients in some common products, such as vitamin supplements, sun blocks, diaper rash ointments, deodorants, athlete's foot preparations, acne and poison ivy preparations, and antidandruff shampoos. (cdc.gov)
  • Either reaction is valid for representing the reaction between zinc and sulfur. (stackexchange.com)
  • The important thing is that both equations stipulate the same stoichiometry (one atom of zinc for one atom of sulfur). (stackexchange.com)
  • Free zinc atoms do not interact with free sulfur atoms or $\ce{S8}$ rings. (stackexchange.com)
  • Even though thermodynamically, the reaction between zinc and sulfur is spontaneous at room temperature, it is kinetically very slow because both reactants are solid. (stackexchange.com)
  • Heating a little bit creates a small amount of liquid sulfur, which can then mix better with the zinc. (stackexchange.com)
  • Improvements in flue gas cleaning and the introduction of low-sulfur fuels have contributed to this trend. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Exception: when the compound contains oxygen and a halogen, the name of the halogen is the first word in the name. (purdue.edu)
  • A binary covalent compound is composed of two different elements (usually nonmetals). (purdue.edu)
  • Covalent binding of (atomic) sulfur released in the cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase catalyzed metabolism of certain thiono-sulfur compounds appears to be responsible for the inhibition of monooxygenase activity and the loss of cytochrome P-450 seen on administration of these thiono-sulfur compounds in vivo or incubation with cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase enzymes in vitro. (nih.gov)
  • Liver necrosis and perhaps the induction of lung edema and neoplasia as well as other effects of thiono-sulfur-containing compounds are more likely the result of the covalent binding of the electrophilic S-oxides or S-dioxides or carbene derivatives of these S-oxides and S-dioxides to tissue macromolecules. (nih.gov)
  • If the conventional samples shungite carbon compounds content of 25% -35%, in the elite - up to 98%, making it more efficient at times. (shungite.ru)
  • In studying the chemistry of carbon compounds we become ac- quainted with a large number of instances in which a more or less minute quantity of a substance is capable of inducing change in the body or bodies with which it is associated without apparently itself being altered. (nih.gov)
  • These toxic effects of thiono-sulfur-containing compounds appear to be at least partially the result of their metabolism to reactive intermediates by the cytochrome P-450-containing monooxygenase enzyme systems. (nih.gov)
  • The rationale for implicating metabolites of thiono-sulfur compounds other than atomic sulfur in these effects derives from the experiments with thioacetamide and the fact that atomic sulfur is highly reactive and appears to bind predominantly or exclusively to cytochrome P-450. (nih.gov)
  • Some water-soluble compounds were released from the different pieces in the dark. (ercweb.com)
  • Based on these results, the researchers say that sunlight's reactions with solid plastics can transform them into a plethora of water-soluble compounds whose levels and identities vary, depending on the additives used. (ercweb.com)
  • Cobalt compounds can be organic or inorganic as well as water-soluble or -insoluble. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, in a study of CD1 beryllium compounds, cadmium senic is now drinking-water, where mice with "whole-life" exposure to and cadmium compounds, chromi- it is found primarily as the inorgan- multiple levels of sodium arsenite in um(VI) compounds, and nickel and ic forms of arsenite and arsenate. (who.int)
  • The gases pass on to be further purified from sulphur compounds by passing through calcium and iron oxides in the purifier, previous distribution as illuminating gas. (usf.edu)
  • Tannins from the quebracho tree can control the production of compounds that cause manure odors, according to studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. (phys.org)
  • Molybdenum compounds and their derivatives play a major role in the Solar Industry . (massivebigtits.com)
  • PSO's decompose at room temperature to elemental sulfur and SO2. (wikipedia.org)
  • They can be prepared by oxidising the homocycles with trifluoroperoxyacetic acid: Sn + CF3C(O)OOH → SnO + CF3C(O)OH The compounds are yellow or orange-coloured and thermally unstable near room temperature. (wikipedia.org)
  • I know that $\ce{S}$ and $\ce{S8}$ are allotropes of sulfur, but which one should I use for a reaction with sulfur at room temperature? (stackexchange.com)
  • Back to your question, $\ce{S8}$ is the most stable form for sulfur at room temperature. (stackexchange.com)
  • Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have shown that additives in commercial shopping bags boost sunlight's ability to convert these solid materials into thousands of dissolved compounds within days. (ercweb.com)
  • Without enough functional FMO3 enzyme, the body is unable to convert trimethylamine into trimethylamine-N-oxide effectively. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Molybdenum compounds and their alloys have excellent fluidity, corrosion resistance, and can be used in fluid accessories to improve fluid efficiency and durability for hydroelectric generators. (massivebigtits.com)
  • The review will exclude cobalt compounds that have confounding exposures, such as cobalt alloys and radioactive forms of cobalt. (nih.gov)
  • certain refers to cobalt metal, those compounds that release cobalt ion or are cobalt particles. (nih.gov)
  • q The soot (particulate) portion of diesel exhaust is made up of particles such as carbon, organic materials (including PAHs), and traces of metallic compounds. (cancer.org)
  • Greek prefixes are used to indicate the number of atoms of each element in the chemical formula for the compound. (purdue.edu)
  • Scientists have determined that a group of microbes called sulfate-reducing bacteria generate these compounds as part of the process of breaking down manure. (phys.org)
  • A cat's liver can't metabolize the various compounds in essential oils like a human's liver can. (oxyfresh.com)
  • Thiono-sulfur-containing compounds cause a wide variety of toxic effects in mammals. (nih.gov)
  • Some well characterized examples include sulfur monoxide (SO), its dimer S2O2, and a series of cyclic sulfur oxides, SnOx (x = 1, 2), based on cyclic Sn rings. (wikipedia.org)
  • Research conducted by scientists elsewhere indicated that tannins-compounds naturally present in tree leaves and other feed materials-can block bacterial activity in the guts of ruminant livestock. (phys.org)
  • The FMO3 enzyme normally converts fishy-smelling trimethylamine into another compound, trimethylamine-N-oxide, which has no odor. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Some compounds reported by early workers such as the blue "sesquioxide", S2O3, formed by dissolving sulfur in liquid SO3 appears to be a mixture of polysulfate salts of the S42+ and S82+ ions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Three cultivars Duokang Fujiu 11, Fujiuhuang 2, and Duokang Sijiqing with higher levels of antifungal compounds were further used for intercropping with banana in the pots and field to compare their effects on growth and disease incidence of banana. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The FMO3 enzyme, which is made chiefly in the liver, is responsible for breaking down nitrogen-containing compounds derived from the diet. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The excretion of this compound is responsible for the strong body odor characteristic of trimethylaminuria. (medlineplus.gov)