sulfur dioxide
- n a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain
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- Runners discuss air quality near downtown Houston
HOUSTON – Air quality has been poor over the last few days. Surprisingly, the pollutants – sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide – aren’t severe irritants in themselves. It’s what is born from their existence that is dangerous. Throughout the day, sunshine bombards the pollution, breaking it apart on an atomic level, leading to free radicals. As long as the air is trapped, as it will be through ...
July 6, 2013 - KHOU 11 Houston - Supreme Court to hear Texas-EPA emissions dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to take a case that has pitted Texas against the Obama administration over a federal rule aimed at reducing air pollution that crosses state borders. Led by Texas, 14 states and several power companies challenged the legality of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which imposes caps on nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide from coal-fired power plants in eastern ...
June 30, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News