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| Name: | nitrogen oxides |
| Acronym: | NOx |
| Description: | Ambient mass concentration of nitrogen oxide (ug/m3). Nitrogen oxides form when fuel burns at high temperatures, such as in motor vehicle engines. Nitrogen oxides can travel long distances, causing a variety of health and environmental problems in locations far from their emissions source. These problems include ozone and smog, which are created in the atmosphere from nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and sunlight. |
| Type: | Noun |
| Term is: | Variable | | Term has: | Unit | |
