sulphur oxide

collocation in English

meaningsofsulphurandoxide

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sulphur
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsʌl.fər/us
/ˈsʌl.fɚ/
a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms. It burns with a blue flame and a strong smell and is used in medicine ...
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oxide
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɒk.saɪd/us
/ˈɑːk.saɪd/
a chemical combination of oxygen and one ...
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(Definition ofsulphurandoxidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Sulphuroxideis the only transboundary pollutant.
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There is thus no present prospect of substantially reducing the emission ofsulphuroxidefrom general industry or domestic fires.
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I know that the ridding of the atmosphere ofsulphuroxideis a very complex and expensive problem.
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But in the present state of scientific and technical knowledge it is not yet possible to prevent the emission of large quantities ofsulphuroxideinto the air.
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We believe that part of the regulator's role should be to monitor the amount ofsulphuroxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide that is emitted year by year.
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The obnoxious element in the fumes consists of sulphur oxides, the elimination of which is impracticable in the present state of knowledge.
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There are possibly still more deleterious fumes than sulphur oxides being emitted.
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A steady decrease in fuel consumption at this station is expected from now onwards and the discharge of sulphur oxides will, therefore, be reduced.
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The major pollutants are smoke, grit, dust and sulphur oxides.
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Total emission data for sulphur oxides are given in table 2.4, and for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in table 2.7.
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Then there is the question of removing sulphur oxides from flue gases.
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There are virtually no sulphur oxides in the blast furnace gases and little in the hot blast cupola gases.
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This ensures that when the diluted emission reaches ground level the concentrations of sulphur oxides are below the threshold likely to cause harm.
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There is (and this is the only thing to which any great attention has so far been given) the evolution of sulphur oxides with great corrosive properties.
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I do not believe that smoke has very much to do with it; it may have a little but the main trouble is the sulphur oxides.
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It is possible in principle, and increasingly in practice, to reduce emissions of pollutants which are injurious to health such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and particulates of carbon.
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Industrialists, members of local authorities and the general community are increasingly concerned at the growing menace from fumes which cannot be distinguished from fine dust, and also from sulphur oxides.
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Carbon monoxide, lead, some of the nitrous oxides and the sulphur oxides, are the worst elements.
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There must be a more stringent limitation of the damaging sulphur oxides which our power stations, gas stations and railways are daily discharging into the air.
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