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Nitric Oxide (NO)

Gas formed by combustion under high pressure and high temperature in an internal combustion engine. It changes into nitrogen dioxide in the ambient air and contributes to photochemical smog.

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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