sulfur dioxide
noun
: a heavy pungent toxic gas SO2 that is easily condensed to a colorless liquid, is used especially in making sulfuric acid, in bleaching, as a preservative, and as a refrigerant, and is a major air pollutant especially in industrial areas
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In 1991 the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blasted more than 15 million tons of sulfur dioxide 21 miles high.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
These regions, which have rapidly industrialized over the past four decades, have seen a two- to fourfold increase in sulfur dioxide and black carbon emissions since the 1970s.
—Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
In 2022, a company called Make Sunsets began doing small launches, deploying biodegradable balloons full of helium and sulfur dioxide that burst in the stratosphere.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Thankfully, there has been only one death from a worker falling into a crack while two other people have been injured from inhaling sulfur dioxide gas and unauthorized hiking onto the lava fields at night.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
These regions, which have rapidly industrialized over the past four decades, have seen a two- to fourfold increase in sulfur dioxide and black carbon emissions since the 1970s.
—Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
In 2022, a company called Make Sunsets began doing small launches, deploying biodegradable balloons full of helium and sulfur dioxide that burst in the stratosphere.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Thankfully, there has been only one death from a worker falling into a crack while two other people have been injured from inhaling sulfur dioxide gas and unauthorized hiking onto the lava fields at night.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Sulfur dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulfur%20dioxide. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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