nitrous oxide

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“I think it makes a difference whether somebody would get a very effective and safe method of birth control,” Adamson said of the nitrous oxide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Widespread fertilizer use could lead to harmful side effects, including emissions of nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, fertiliser use emits nitrous oxide -- the third-most-potent greenhouse gas after methane and carbon dioxide.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Ye has since sued his dentist for "recklessly" supplying Ye with "dangerous amounts of nitrous oxide".

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Some of it turns into nitrous oxide, a gas that increases global warming.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan