New Polymer Captures Ammonia Preventing Air Pollution
Image Credit: Heloisa Bordallo, The Niels Bohr Institute
A newly developed polymer could trap ammonia, preventing it from polluting the atmosphere, thus improving human health considerably.
Ammonia is a toxic gas that is a major source of air pollution that can harm human health. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen is a byproduct of both agriculture and industry, and even though it is harmful enough alone causing damage to eyes, throats, and even in extreme circumstances death when it reacts with other air pollutants, it forms ammonium salts that can affect breathing. These fine particles can travel large distances in the atmosphere, thus becoming a widespread problem rather than a localized one.
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