# death by nitrogen gas painful

First U.S. execution by nitrogen gas would cause "painful and humiliating death," U.N. experts warn » Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering." Cbsnews.com

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas could "amount to torture" and violate human rights treaties, U.N. warns » The inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, already survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection in 2022. Cbsnews.com

The Effects: Dead Zones and Harmful Algal Blooms | US EPA » Excess nitrogen and phosphorus can cause algae blooms. The overgrowth of algae consumes oxygen and blocks sunlight from underwater plants. When the algae die, the oxygen in the water is consumed, making it impossible for aquatic life to survive. Epa.gov

83-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Distention and Constipation » The patient had normal levels of hemoglobin, white blood cells, platelets, chloride, bicarbonate, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen… gas in the rectum distal to … Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Chlorine Gas Inhalation: Human Clinical Evidence of Toxicity and Experience in Animal Models » Humans can come into contact with chlorine gas during short-term, high-level exposures due to traffic or rail accidents, spills, or other disasters. By contrast, workplace and public (swimming pools, etc.) exposures are more frequently long-term, low-level… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov