title: Nitrous oxide--a potential hazard.
abstract: The aims of this article are to examine the potential hazards of exposure to nitrous oxide gases on personnel working within the perioperative environment and to provide an insight into the history of nitrous oxide, its use in anaesthetics and its contribution to global air pollution and the greenhouse effect.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D009609:Nitrous Oxide