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    TABLE 7.7 Properties of Various Gases That May Be Present in a T

    Gas                     Density  Color    Odor     Source
    Sulfur dioxide (SO2)    2.26     None
                                              Burning  Present in diese
                                              sulfur   blast fumes

    Oxides of nitrogen      Approx.  Yellow-  Stings   Present in diese
                            1.5      brown    nose     blast fumes

    Source: Mathews, 1996.
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