Although the Montreal Protocol has provided relief, anthropogenic emissions of another substance, nitrous oxide, are set to dominate ozone destruction. Figure 1: Influence of greenhouse-gas ...

Emissions of nitrous oxide—a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane—continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than 10 million metric tons flowed into the atmosphere ...

Aquaculture is associated with a number of environmental problems at the local to regional scale. Nutrient-rich waste from aquaculture ponds can leach into surrounding waters, resulting in ...

As recreational use of laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, has increased in countries such as the UK, some have moved to ban it. The UK government, for example, made it illegal to possess nitrous ...

Still, the dangers have not prevented misuse by young people (and perhaps even celebrities) who have recently discovered a ...

Nitrous oxide has been recreationally inhaled since ... Hippie Whippy, Baking Bad, Cosmic Gas—and in flavors such as mango smoothie and tropical punch. Colorful labels feature fruits, unicorns ...

Sadly, instead of receiving oxygen, the patient died of nitrous oxide poisoning. Although the index safety systems and color-coding of gas cylinders have been in use for years as constraints or ...

The 47-year-old rapper and clothing designer’s recent erratic behavior has been worsened by using nitrous oxide — commonly known as laughing gas, an anesthetic. Ye, formerly known as Kanye ...

At a convenience store in South Boston, tall and colorful 1-liter canisters of nitrous oxide gas cover the front countertops. Branded with names like “Doodlez,” “Exotic Whip” and “Galaxy ...

Also known as nitrous oxide, this inhaled gas used to be more prevalent during labor — but at that time it was often used in conjunction with narcotic painkillers, causing complications.

For those unfamiliar, nitrous oxide—commonly known as “nitrous gas”—is a colorless substance that has seen a rise in recreational use in recent years. Speculation surrounding Kanye West ...

Some deaths from nitrous oxide have occurred after inhaling from chargers for whipped cream can dispensers. Courtesy Getty Images. It’s often called “laughing gas,” a colorless anesthetic ...