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Dangerous Gases Lurking on North Carolina Farms DANGEROUS GASES HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S) AMMONIA (NH3) METHANE (CH4) CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) NITROGEN OXIDE (NO) & NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) Methane Digesters Photo Credit: Bob Nichols, USDA Jactone Arogo Ogejo, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech Oxygen Limiting Silo (NIOSH Photo) https://www.pioneer.com/home/site/us/news- commentary/farm-safety/silo-gas-poisoning/

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Page 1: Dangerous Gases Lurking on North Carolina Farmsepi.publichealth.nc.gov/oee/oii/docs/DangerousGasesNCfarms.pdf · Dangerous Gases Lurking on North Carolina Farms DANGEROUS GASES HYDROGEN

Dangerous Gases Lurking on North Carolina Farms

DANGEROUS GASES

HYDROGEN SULFIDE

(H2S) AMMONIA (NH3)

METHANE (CH4)

CARBON MONOXIDE

(CO)

NITROGEN OXIDE (NO) &

NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2)

CARBON DIOXIDE

(CO2)

Methane Digesters

Photo Credit: Bob Nichols, USDA

Jactone Arogo Ogejo, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech

Oxygen Limiting Silo

(NIOSH Photo) https://www.pioneer.com/home/site/us/news-commentary/farm-safety/silo-gas-poisoning/