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but is NOx that harmfull?
by killerpopiller 11y ago
but is NOx that harmfull?
- Aloisius 11y agoYes. NOx is quite bad for you. Short-term NO2 exposure is, in and of itself, harmful. In as short as 30 minutes, even healthy people will have adverse respiratory effects like airway inflammation. NOx reacts with ammonia and other compounds to form nitrate fine (PM2.5) particles that get lodged in the lungs which can cause everything from bronchitis to emphysema. NOx reacts with hydrocarbons and sunlight to create ozone which is quite damaging to your respiratory system. In the US, NOx is considered to cause upwards of 150,000 premature deaths per year - mostly from fine particles (PM2.5).