Inter Press ServiceNitrous oxide https://www.ipsnews.net/2009/06/nitrous-oxide/ News and Views from the Global South Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:21:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Nitrous oxide https://www.ipsnews.net/2009/06/nitrous-oxide/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2009/06/nitrous-oxide/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 IPS Correspondents and No author http://ipsnews.net/?p=123830 By IPS Correspondents and - -
Jun 15 2009 (IPS)

A gas with the chemical formula N2O. Nitrous oxide is still used as an anaesthetic in several areas, but it is also a greenhouse gas. By far the greatest share of human emissions of nitrous oxide come from agriculture (inorganic fertiliser and manure) and from the burning of petrol and oil in combustion engines.

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