# nitrogen gas death

Communities of color suffer disproportionately higher pollution-related deaths » Nov 7, 2023… In the United States, premature death associated with exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution — a toxic gas emitted primarily by … News.northwestern.edu

What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution » Smith became first inmate in history to be executed with nitrogen gas. Aljazeera.com

Alabama describes proposed nitrogen gas execution; seeks to become first state to carry it out » Alabama’s proposed procedures to carry out executions with nitrogen gas include fitting a mask over the inmate’s nose and mouth and replacing their breathing air with nitrogen gas until their heart stops The state described the procedures for the proposed new execution method in a court filing. Apnews.com

New study: Coal power plants contributed to 27,000 ‘excess deaths’ of Texans from 1999-2020 » Researchers say U.S. air pollution is twice as deadly as previously thought Environmentamerica.org

Gas stoves emit unsafe levels of nitrogen dioxide » A new study finds people in households with gas stoves are breathing unhealthy levels of a pollutant linked to childhood asthma, even in rooms far from the kitchen. News.stanford.edu

Air pollution » Most European city dwellers are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution. Improving air quality to match World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended levels could prevent more than half of premature deaths caused by exposure to fine particulate matter. Eea.europa.eu