# death by nitrogen gas painful

Ammonia Toxicity » Ammonia (NH) is a colorless irritant gas with a pungent order that is readily soluble in water to generate ammonium (NH) ions.[1] Ammonia is a natural by-product in the human body as an intermediate in several metabolic reactions primarily involving amino acid synthesis.[2] It also gets produced in the human gut as a result of various enzymatic actions of bacteria.[3] However, as a result of the highly toxic nature of ammonia, it is quickly metabolized into urea in the liver by the urea cycle and excreted by the kidneys.[4][5] Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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

NASD - Watch Out For Silage Gas! » Lethal silage gas can occur during silo filling if you don't take precautions. Protect yourself and your livestock from injury or death by avoiding this potential danger. THE DANGER IS GREAT Silage fermentation may produce several kinds of gas, including carbon dioxide and nitric oxide. Although ca Nasdonline.org

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