Episode 5: Nitrous Oxide

Even though it is known as laughing gas, the threat nitrous oxide poses to our environment is no laughing matter. Stronger than both Methane and Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide is a dangerous greenhouse gas. This episode is about why it is dangerous, where it is coming from, and what can be done to avoid emissions.

Links To Sources:
Nitrous Oxide:
https://www.carbonbrief.org/nitrous-oxide-emissions-could-double-by-2050-study-finds

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/ghg_report/ghg_nitrous.php

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092019/nitrous-oxide-climate-pollutant-explainer-greenhouse-gas-agriculture-livestock

 Ozone Layer:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17698-laughing-gas-is-biggest-threat-to-ozone-layer/

 Agriculture/Manure:

https://academic.oup.com/af/article/9/1/69/5173494

https://theconversation.com/nitrogen-pollution-the-forgotten-element-of-climate-change-69348

https://ucanr.edu/sites/Nutrient_Management_Solutions/stateofscience/Nitrous_Oxide__In_focus/
http://www.ghgonline.org/nitrousagri.htm

 Industrial Processes:

https://www.gasmet.com/applications/emissions/fertilizer-and-nitric-acid-production/
http://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8489

Music:
“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed. 

Link to Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/

Link to Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/

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