Experts also weigh in on safety.

Nitrous acid (HNO 2) is an unstable weak acid. It cannot be isolated and is known only in aqueous solution and in the gas phase. In both media, it disproportionates: in solution, to nitric oxide, ...

A new study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) helps explain ...

Heterogeneous chemistry of atmospheric nitrous acid (HONO) encompasses the set of processes occurring at the interface of gas phase and condensed matter—surfaces, aerosols and ground substrates—that ...

Researchers have found that one method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right now. Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ...

The Navoiyazot chemical plant in Navoiy, Uzbekistan uses a chemical reactor to eliminate 97 percent of its emissions of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas. Credit: Casale The Donaldsonville ...

The high-quality development of a country cannot be separated from environmental protection and improving water use efficiency, among which sustainable wastewater management plays an important role.

NEW YORK—As scientists, policymakers and environmental advocates seek to accelerate efforts to address climate change, they’re zeroing in on a pollutant long considered the “forgotten greenhouse gas.” ...

A dump truck drives up a road in an open pit mine. The Fimiston Open Pit in Australia’s Goldfields–Esperance region produces roughly 24,000 kg of gold per year. Metal mining uses large amounts of ...