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  2. Liquid nitrogen - Wikipedia

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    The temperature of liquid nitrogen can readily be reduced to its freezing point −210 °C (−346 °F; 63 K) by placing it in a vacuum chamber pumped by a vacuum pump. [2] Liquid nitrogen's efficiency as a coolant is limited by the fact that it boils immediately on contact with a warmer object, enveloping the object in an insulating layer of ...

  3. Inert gas asphyxiation - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen had been used to flush oxygen from the compartment as a precaution against fire. They were not wearing air packs because of a last-minute change in safety procedures. [23] During a pool party in Mexico in 2013, eight party-goers were rendered unconscious and one 21-year-old male went into a coma after liquid nitrogen was poured into ...

  4. Sarco pod - Wikipedia

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    The inventor feels that "where you die is certainly an important factor". [7] The capsule of Sarco provides for a rapid decrease in oxygen level while maintaining a low level of carbon dioxide. On activation, 4 litres (1.1 US gal) of liquid nitrogen causes the oxygen level to drop silently to less than 5% in less than one minute.

  5. Liquid nitrogen mishap kills 750,000 fish in rivers in Iowa ...

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    NEW Cooperative, Inc. in Red Oak notified officials Monday, March 11, that a valve on an aboveground tank storing liquid nitrogen fertilizer was left open all weekend, according to a March 28 news ...

  6. Nitrogen dioxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen dioxide poisoning is the illness resulting from the toxic effect of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2). It usually occurs after the inhalation of the gas beyond the threshold limit value. [1] Nitrogen dioxide is reddish-brown with a very harsh smell at high concentrations, at lower concentrations it is colorless but may still have a harsh odour.

  7. Talk:Liquid nitrogen - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen is the greatest portion of air but 21% oxygen is also there which we need to breath. Liquid Nitrogen has a 1:694 liquid to gas ratio. a large spill of liquid nitrogen would create a tremendous volume of nitrogen gas, displacing the oxygen levels to deadly levels inside any enclosed area, thus causing asphyxiation.

  8. Asphyxiant gas - Wikipedia

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    An asphyxiant gas, also known as a simple asphyxiant, is a nontoxic or minimally toxic gas which reduces or displaces the normal oxygen concentration in breathing air. ...

  9. Contact explosive - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen triiodide explosion. A contact explosive is a chemical substance that explodes violently when it is exposed to a relatively small amount of energy (e.g. friction, pressure, sound, light). Though different contact explosives have varying amounts of energy sensitivity, they are