NOx (nitrogen oxides)

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    Air pollutants formed when fuels are burned at high temperatures, in vehicles, power plants and industrial furnaces.

    NOx contributes to smog, ground-level ozone and fine particles, and harms lung health. Power plants, cement kilns, steel plants and diesel vehicles are major sources. The BRSR asks companies to report air emissions other than greenhouse gases, including NOx, SOx and particulate matter, under Principle 6.

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