CAS Number
7664-41-7
Properties
- pungent smelling, colourless gas
Main sources
- livestock management (storage and spreading of farm manure)
- industrial processes
Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO
(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)
- Air 10,000 kg/year
- Water -
- Soil -
Impacts
- acute damage to vegetation in high concentrations
- over-fertilization and contribution to the acidification of the soil with harmful consequences for ecosystems
- major precursor in the formation of secondary aerosols (particulate matter)
