Recent news on Nitrous Oxide

Street Racing Act: No Nitrous for You!  -  25 May 2007
Jalopnik,Ontario Safety League head hoser honcho Brian Patterson said nitrous oxide is "probably the number two thing people do to their car for speed", which leaves

Straight out of Tent City, Mistress Seven wants to hurt -- and be hurt  -  25 May 2007
Phoenix New Times,In reality, this product is for people who want to fill the pumps with nitrous oxide and do whip-its. So, of course, JuJu and I had to get some (for, uh,

Transit plan: Activists protest emphasis on roads over public ...  -  25 May 2007
Salt Lake Tribune,Big-rig truck traffic accounts for 6 percent of all vehicles on the road but 40 percent of all nitrous oxide pollution. Billings estimated that because of

EPA Urged to Clean Up Toxic Pollution from Diesel Ships and Trains  -  25 May 2007
The Open Press (press release)...various compounds and derivatives in the family of nitrogen oxides, including nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, nitrous oxide, nitrates, and nitric oxide.

New cement policy may lead to a cleaner Dallas  -  25 May 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),..."This is a giant step forward for us to tackle our [nitrous oxide] problem. It's going to be the beginning of a national trend," Dallas Mayor Laura Miller

Rotarians hear of steady progress from developers in Nantucket Sound  -  25 May 2007
Woburn Daily Times Chronicle,According to ESS estimates, the turbines would offset 802 tons of sulfur dioxide, 497 tons of nitrous oxide and 733876 tons of carbon dioxide each year - an

Bush greenhouse gas order raises hopes, concerns  -  25 May 2007
FarmWeek,EPA’s 1990-2003 US greenhouse gas emissions inventory attributed 71.6 percent of nitrous oxide (NOX) emissions and 7 percent of overall GHG emissions to

Tourist 'greenhouse levy' slammed by industry  -  25 May 2007
Brisbane Times,..."The industry is aiming to reduce fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions by 50 per cent, nitrous oxide emissions by 80 per cent and noise by 50 per cent by

Dentist Suspended Indefinitely For Girl's Death  -  25 May 2007
CBS2 Chicago,She later added Diamond received a triple dose of sedatives -- an oral agent, an intravenous drug and nitrous oxide gas -- during her treatment.

Utah joins pact to reduce gas emissions  -  May 23, 2007
Jackson News-Tribune,Others are methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic gases. Scientists say the atmosphere holds more carbon dioxide now than it has for hundreds of thousands of

Man jailed for selling nitrous oxide  -  May 10, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Tony Dexter Valentine pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court to one charge of possession of a prescription medicine, being nitrous oxide,

Jail Term Over First Nitrous Oxide Conviction  -  May 11, 2007
newswire.co.nz,A Christchurch man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison in the country's first prosecution for the unlawful possession of nitrous oxide.

Ont. Steps Up Street Racing Penalties By Targeting Drivers Using ...  -  May 11, 2007
CityNews,The proposed penalties for street racers continue to pile up in Ontario - the latest target being drivers who use nitrous oxide to give their rides extra

Utah joins pact to reduce gas emissions  -  May 22, 2007
Leading The Charge,Others are methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic gases. Scientists say the atmosphere holds more carbon dioxide now than it has for hundreds of thousands of

Air Products Increases Nitrous Oxide Production in Taiwan  -  May 7, 2007
Azom.comAir Products, through its subsidiary of Air Products San Fu, has recently expanded nitrous oxide (N20) capacity at its Nanke plant in Taiwan to support the

UNM Reduces Nitrous Oxide Emissions by 86 Percent in Six Years  -  May 3, 2007
UNM Today,Between 2000 and 2006, UNM reduced nitrous oxide emissions from 108 tons to 15 tons, or 86 percent, and reduced carbon dioxide emissions from 120801 tons to

Nitrous Oxide and Auto Performance  -  Apr 29, 2007
Business Portal 24 (press release),To understand how nitrous oxide injection impacts and engine, let's examine how an engine works. An engine creates power by transferring energy created by

IR Analyser specifically for 4 anaesthetic gases  -  May 20, 2007
Processing Talk,The InfraRan 4-gas anaesthetic specific vapour analyser provides on-site, real-time measurements of Nitrous Oxide (0-1000 ppm), Desflurane (0-30 ppm),

Carbon Footprint Labels Make Their Mark  -  May 18, 2007
Daily Green,Others, such as nitrous-oxide emissions from soils and methane emissions from animals, cannot. For the latter, mathematical models are used instead,

Hospital technician dies after overdosing on laughing gas  -  May 19, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),A cardiopulmonary technician at Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite died Tuesday after overdosing on nitrous oxide in a locked office at the center,

New speed bump for racers  -  May 11, 2007
Toronto Star,Drivers caught using nitrous oxide to beef up their rides will face penalties of up to $2000 in fines and up to six months in jail under an amendment to the

Common greenhouse gases  -  May 20, 2007
Rockford Register Star,Nitrous oxide (NO) originates from agricultural soils and fertilizers and is the second-most emitted greenhouse gas in the state, comprising 9 percent of

Road warrior forges ahead  -  May 17, 2007
Toronto Star,...already lent his voice to the lobby against street racing and nitrous oxide or "cheater gas," a compound often used by racers to increase their speed.

Dentist faces 44 charges  -  May 23, 2007
State-Journal.com,...>Improperly delegating assistants to do impressions of teeth and administer anesthesia (nitrous oxide) to patients. >Leaving patients under the influence of

Soil's contribution to global warming  -  May 14, 2007
ScienceAlert,...“Nitrous oxide, for example, is 300 times more potent than CO2, so even small emissions of this non-CO2 gas can make a considerable contribution to global

Laughing gas abuse on the rise  -  May 6, 2007
Manchester Evening News,Licensees were today being warned that they could face prosecution if they allow the nitrous oxide to be sold in their premises.

MetOp-A takes up service  -  May 21, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),...variables such as temperature and humidity, wind speed, ozone and measurements of trace gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane.

Parents urged to put brakes on street racing  -  May 14, 2007
Toronto Star,The substance is sold legally, but Ontario has introduced legislation that will make it illegal to drive a car with nitrous oxide on a city street – with a

Music festival, Beale street arrests reach 54  -  May 7, 2007
commercialappeal.com (subscription),Also Sunday, Memphis police arrested three out-of-towners who were distributing balloons filled with nitrous oxide -- laughing gas -- from a van at Peabody

Tough stance on party pills  -  May 11, 2007
Radio New Zealand,The Ministry of Health says in August 2005, police executed a search warrant at Christchurch store The Cell and found boxes of canisters of nitrous oxide,

Tough stance on party pills  -  May 11, 2007
Radio New Zealand,The Ministry of Health says in August 2005 police executed a search warrant at Christchurch store The Cell and found boxes of canisters of nitrous oxide,

LAUGHING gas is being illegally sold openly across bars in Warwick ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
Leamington Observer,Supplying nitrous oxide for inhaling makes it a medicinal product. Anyone other than a registered pharmacist, supplying it for such a purpose,

Gas makes the difference in chocolate processing  -  May 4, 2007
FoodProductionDaily-USA,The results of their studies showed that chocolate produced using carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide had a distinctly better gas retention and contained

Laughing gas - no laughing matter, warns club group  -  May 4, 2007
Morning Advertiser,Manchester Pub & Club Network is warning licensees and managers to contact Health & Safety enforcement teams before authorising the supply of nitrous oxide

House clamps down on terror suspects  -  May 22, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The House also passed a bill from the Committee on Science that called for reducing the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other

Nitrogen Fixing Rice Developed  -  May 4, 2007
Technocrat.net,They say this could help immensely with nitrous oxide emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, which is a by-product of normal fertilizer use.

Man prosecuted for selling NOS  -  May 11, 2007
TV3 News,There is a warning out for anyone still selling nitrous oxide as a recreational drug after a Christchurch man became the first person to be prosecuted under

Air Products Expands N2O Production Capacity in Taiwan  -  May 2, 2007
Earthtimes.orgLEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., May 2 -- Air Products, through its subsidiary of Air Products San Fu, has recently expanded nitrous oxide (N20) capacity at its Nanke

Alarm at sales of laughing gas  -  26 Apr 2007
Leamington Observer,Supplying nitrous oxide for inhaling makes it a medicinal product. Anyone other than a registered pharmacist, supplying it for such a purpose,

Seven more arrested on drug charges  -  26 Apr 2007
Online Athens (subscription),Benjamin Eugene Akridge, 37, of Atlanta, on charges of possession with intent to distribute nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, possession of cocaine

Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline  -  26 Apr 2007
cdreviews.com,It has, in fact, been over 10 years since the release of their fabulously nauseous debut Music for Nitrous Oxide. And Their Refinement… is a wholly logical

Climate change meet will be 'fiery'  -  26 Apr 2007
Nation Multimedia,Scientists estimate that greenhouse gases, which contribute to the world's rising temperatures - such as methane, nitrous oxide and, chiefly, carbon dioxide

Central Valley biotech company plants seed deal  -  26 Apr 2007
Central Valley Business Times,Unutilized nitrogen may escape into ground or surface waters, or be volatilized as nitrous oxide, a highly potent greenhouse gas.

Airgas to Locate Plant in Northwest Indiana  -  26 Apr 2007
Inside INdiana Business (press release),Airgas is also the third-largest US distributor of safety products, the largest US producer of nitrous oxide and dry ice, the largest liquid carbon dioxide

Desert dwellers, get ready to wheeze: Ozone season here  -  26 Apr 2007
Tucson Citizen,Ozone is created when high temperatures, stagnant air and strong sunlight mix volatile organic compounds and nitrous oxide.

Biodiesel won't drive down global warming  -  26 Apr 2007
ZPEnergyBy contrast, two-thirds of the emissions produced by rapeseed derived biodiesel (RME) occur during farming of the crop, when cropland emits nitrous oxide

If you want cleaner skies, then ban old, dirty aircraft  -  26 Apr 2007
Times Online,...industry has set for itself to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 per cent; noise emissions by 50 per cent; and nitrous oxide emissions by 80 per cent by 2020.

Gas mixers help to whip up the cream!  -  Apr 24, 2007
Processing Talk,For this application, Witt Gas MG100 gas mixing systems are used to mix nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and nitrogen (25%N20 in N2), whilst an integrated

Shop owner prosecuted for having nitrous oxide for sale  -  Apr 12, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,A Christchurch shop owner has been prosecuted by the Ministry of Health for having canisters of the party gas nitrous oxide for sale.

Nitrogen Assisted Nitrous Oxide (NANO) Perfects Nitrous Oxide ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
HSPN News (press release),Lawrence, Ks. 2007 - NANO Nitrous LLC announces their new NANO nitrous oxide regulation system which bolts on to all domestic nitrous oxide systems to

Farmers do their part for Earth Day  -  Apr 21, 2007
Capital Press (subscription),..."Nitrous oxide emissions are a potent source of greenhouse gas emissions and even with positive steps to sequester carbon, you can quickly offset that with

Take a deep breath — we're talking greenhouse gas  -  Apr 21, 2007
Seattle Times,When compared to carbon dioxide, the GWP is 21 for methane and 310 for nitrous oxide (measured on an apples-to-apples, 100-year scale), according to the EPA

BLOTTER: Police reports published April 25  -  Apr 25, 2007
Tonawanda News,A search of the car revealed a tank of nitrous oxide, a bag of marijuana, several open beer cans, a bag of pills later identified as Hydrocodone,

You'll die laughing  -  Apr 19, 2007
The Sun,While nitrous oxide (N20) is not illegal under the Misuse Of Drugs Act, it is an offence under the Medicines Act to supply it for inhalation.

Laughing gas recalled from Oxford clubs  -  Apr 21, 2007
Oxford Student,Laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, made the headlines in January after a 23-year-old man was found dead shortly after inhaling large quantities of the gas.

Agriculture and climate change  -  Apr 19, 2007
Farmers Guardian,More worrying is the contributions made by two other gases: methane and nitrous oxide, which are 21 and 310 times more potent than carbon dioxide

Biodiesel won't drive down global warming  -  Apr 22, 2007
AND,...produced by rapeseed derived biodiesel occur during farming -- cropland emits nitrous oxide, which is 200-300 times as potent a greenhouse gas as CO2.

Killer Gas Still On Sale  -  Apr 18, 2007
Sky News,Dozens of revellers were secretly filmed queuing up to buy nitrous oxide-filled balloons in a club's dedicated 'gas room'. The youngsters then inhaled the

Police will probe laughing gas club  -  Apr 20, 2007
The Argus.co.uk,The Ocean Rooms in Brighton provided a dedicated "gas room" where ravers would queue up for hits of nitrous oxide. Clubbers would buy balloons full of the

Celebrate Earth Day By Going Vegan  -  Apr 23, 2007
Post ChronicleCarbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide together cause the vast majority of global warming. The livestock sector is one of the largest sources of carbon

Brain-Damaged Girl Sues Alleged Nitrous Seller  -  Apr 14, 2007
WPBF,The parents of a South Florida teenager who got into a serious car crash after she and friend inhaled nitrous oxide are suing the video store that allegedly

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE  -  Apr 24, 2007
Hardin County Index,Nitrous oxide is a potent fuel additive not allowed on NASCAR cars. Bill Elliott acknowledged that many competitors suspected his car might have had some

Where do greenhouse gases come from?  -  Apr 14, 2007
Kalamazoo Gazette,Human activities are adding more greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases -- to the atmosphere, which is increasing

Food Safari: Liquid Feta-Cheese "Linguini"  -  Apr 24, 2007
EsquireWhen I asked him what ingredients he usually like to play with, he replied "Nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and gelatin." Our only regret at the end of the

Ontario, Canada Introduces $10000 Speeding Ticket  -  Apr 16, 2007
TheNewspaper.com,Klees also would impose a $2000 fine and six months in jail on any motorist who uses nitrous oxide to give his vehicle a temporary horsepower boost on the

CO2 and the greenhouse effect  -  Apr 10, 2007
Hindustan Times,CO2, methane and nitrous oxide make up nearly 90 percent of man- made greenhouse gases, says the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Carbon Dioxide And The Greenhouse Effect  -  Apr 6, 2007
Playfuls.com,CO2, methane and nitrous oxide make up nearly 90 per cent of man- made greenhouse gases, says the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Biodiesel may worsen global warming relative to petroleum diesel  -  Apr 23, 2007
Mongabay.comThey show that about two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions from rapeseed biodiesel occur during the farming of rapeseed, when nitrous oxide (N2O),

Environmental Scientist Secures Highly Competitive NSF Award  -  Mar 27, 2007
University of Virginia,The first project will examine nitrous oxide emissions on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the second will investigate mercury transformation in Shenandoah

No shotgun blast, but bikie still loses out on payment  -  Apr 6, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Mr Lamont was originally awarded more than $700000 for his injuries, which Judge Margaret Sidis accepted occurred while he was examining a nitrous oxide

Man is missing at flooded quarry  -  Apr 15, 2007
BBC News,During the search thieves broke into an emergency vehicle and stole a radio, mobile phone, digital camera and pain relief nitrous oxide (laughing gas).

NOS in Your Belly!  -  Apr 23, 2007
IGN,No, you are not looking at a bottle of nitrous oxide - what you see in the picture below is is a 22 oz. plastic bottle filled with the liquid speed we all

WIND POWER  -  Apr 25, 2007
National Center for Policy Analysis,...wind farm would annually save the emission of 2.5 billion pounds of CO2, 29 million pounds of sulfur dioxide and nine million pounds of nitrous oxide.

Hitler’s fuel gets domestic support  -  Apr 23, 2007
Resource Investor,According to reports, processing the liquid coal can remove pollutants like sulfur, and particulates, such as nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide can be

Prof. to use NSF grant to study toxic emissions  -  Mar 29, 2007
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily,Scanlon said he will use the grant money to research nitrous oxide emissions as part of the Long-Term Ecological Research project at the University's

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