About 900 atmospheric and dissolved N 2 O measurements were performed with a semi‐continuous GC‐ECD system equipped with a seawater‐gas equilibrator. ; Ronald A. Gabel, M.D. Seawater contains approximately 0.5 ppm nitrogen (dissolved inorganic nitrogen compounds without N 2). DOI: 10.1016/0011-7471(70)90037-9. Unlike other nitrogen oxides, nitrous oxide does not react with water to form nitric acids. Nitrous oxide is a colorless, non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. This content is only available via PDF. The solubility of nitrogen, oxygen and argon in water and seawater. River water concentrations vary strongly, but are approximately 0.25 ppm in general. Solubility of Nitrous Oxide in Water, 20-80 C Ronald A. Gabel, M.D. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts 1970 , 17 (4) , 721-735. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EC Classification . Solubility in water, g/l at 20°C: 1.2 Vapour pressure, kPa at 20°C: 5060 Relative vapour density (air = 1): 1.53 EXPOSURE & HEALTH EFFECTS; Routes of exposure ... Other UN number: 2201 Nitrous oxide, refrigerated liquid. This paper is a prize-winning essay from a student contest conducted by Survey of Anesthesiology. Physical. The amount is clearly lower at the surface, being approximately 0.1 ppb. Article PDF first page preview. To 8 TABLE 1 Experimental solubilities of helium and argon in Dead Sea water of chloride concentration 164.54 g/kg and temperature 25.11 C, expressed as the Bunsen solubility coefficient Mean Std. Gases in sea water reveal the ways in which a variety of physical, chemical, and biological processes interact in the oceans and coastal environments. It is soluble in water. Received from University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; accepted for publication October 14, 1963. * Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia. Nitrous oxide is an oxidizer. A series of reactive trace gases found in sea water include methane, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, hydrogen sulfide, and hydrogen. dev. Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or nitrous, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula N 2 O.At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, with a slight metallic scent and taste.At elevated temperatures, nitrous oxide is a powerful oxidiser similar to molecular oxygen. [1] Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) was measured during the first German SOLAS (Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study) cruise in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean on board R/V Meteor during October/November 2002. Effects of the 2014 major Baltic inflow on methane and nitrous oxide dynamics in the water column of the central Baltic Sea. Depending on water properties, various inorganic nitrogen compounds may be found. Estimated local fluxes at the sediment‐water interface exceeded outgassing rates at the water‐air interface. Earth System Dynamics 2017 , 8 (3) , 817-826. Overall, pore water and/or groundwater exchange were the only important source of methane, a major control of nitrous oxide during the day, and a minor driver of carbon dioxide dynamics in the Heron Island lagoon. Search for other works by this author on: ... nitrous oxide, solubility.