CAS Number
10024-97-2
Properties
- colourless gas
- very long life in the atmosphere
Main sources
- use of fertiliser on agricultural land (microbial degradation processes in soil and water)
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
- not toxic to humans and animals in normally occurring concentrations
- respiratory illnesses
- depletes the ozone layer
- greenhouse gas (greenhouse potential 310 above that of carbon dioxide (CO2))
