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. 

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